Three Wise Women

Happiness is a Grin, not a Grinch

Marion Ryan says:

I don't do cheesy. There's a fine line between an image of a baby or kitten that makes me go "ahhhh" or one that makes me go "arghhh".  So I almost decided not to mention the International Day of Smiles because it's a pretty cheesy idea and the website is horribly, well, bright and cheerful.

I mean, do we really need another International Day of Anything?  And do we need a special day set aside to encourage people to do something so fundamental as smile at other people?  Or have we all become so miserable and weighed down by worry that smiling has become a luxury rather than a daily necessity that makes us feel so good?

Listening to our bodies

Jane writes:  " No wonder we are all so confused about our health.  It is not just children who are bombarded with advertising.  You only have to read Wise Judith's post on the Three Wise Women blog to realise that we are all capable of following something that works fine for someone we know."

Happiness is Feeling the Passion

Marion Ryan says:

I just couldn't help myself this morning.  I hung on and hung on but eventually at just 6am on a Saturday morning I couldn't wait any longer.  I had to jump out of bed and get to work.

Work isn't everything, tho' entrepreneurs and workaholics sometimes act as if it is.  But we all need money to live and for most of us that means doing something that someone somewhere will pay us to do.

So what do you do and why do you do it?

Two Healthy Secrets - Our Experiment

A friend managed to convince me over the weekend that her two top secret weapons in her fitness armoury were:

1. Walking for 40 minutes a day, and
2. Drinking 2 litres of water a day

So I managed to persuade Wise Marion on Monday that we should experiment with the same.

What happened?

Happiness is Tackling Tolerations

Marion Ryan says:

I keep looking at my ceilings.  Not because the experts recommend this as an instant positivity boost (as opposed to gazing down sadly at your boots).

In fact it's not just the ceilings, I'm also checking out all my other nooks and crannies because I can't believe I've found a solution to my spider problem!

I was talking about spiders the other day over on WryVita.  Outside, hanging round the garden, even stuck on the trampoline, I regard them as relatively inoffensive.  That's where they should be and as long as they don't try running up my leg, I'm moderately well disposed towards them.