The Breath of Life + MORE

Readers offer their best tips for catching up on the news, customizing Yahoo’s iOS Weather app, and doing some spring yard work.Read more…    

I find it hard to believe there is anybody who wouldn’t like to smile and laugh more. Joy and laughter are useful physically, emotionally and mentally for many reasons, and, fortunately, there are so many ways to laugh and smile more in everyday life. It doesn’t take much effort, I assure you.

Everything starts within your mind…

Do you struggle with commitment? If you do, don’t worry, you are not alone. There are many reasons why we fear commitment. I personally fall into that category, and have been making strides over the last few years to understand why I have this fear in the first place, and how I can get rid […..

We all make mistakes, and cause problems and harm: we may not want to, but we do.By going through life hiding from this fact and pretending we are perfect, we just make things worse, and expect perfection from other people, which will only cause disappointment.Instead, by acknowledging it as adults, we can accept we are human, but learn how to minimise the damage, solve the problem or stand up for ourselves:We can let go and forgive ourselves…

“When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive – to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love.” ~Marcus Aurelius

One of the most basic and recurring acts of life is breathing. On average, a healthy person breathes about 20,000 times a day. Yet we hardly stop to think about it…

By Julia H James –
Let me take you on a quick virtual trip to Paris. You will travel alongside the 20-year-old me. This experience will not only heighten your awareness around the assumptions you are holding. I will also provide you with practical tips on how to move beyond them.
I went to Paris as a nanny in my early twenties…

Guest post from Joanna Warwick
Nothing makes me feel more stuck and frustrated than delays.
Delays don’t have to mean you won’t achieve your goals but, sometimes, to achieve the end goal, you must have a detour, to experience something you need to learn, to help you get where you want to be…