Embrace our non-negotiable limitations

British journalist and columnist, Oliver Burkeman in Meditations for Mortals takes us on a liberating journey towards a more meaningful life – one that begins not with fantasies of the ideal existence, but with the reality in which we actually find ourselves. Ask yourself why you should spend huge amount of money in the pursuit of wellbeing, but when you sign up for a meditation class you’ll no doubt be bombarded with online adverts for crystal water bottles, nutritional powders, branded workouts and self-help books. Addressing the fundamental questions about how to live, it offers a powerful new way to … Continue reading Embrace our non-negotiable limitations

NATIONAL SMILE DAY

NATIONAL SMILE DAY – a piece of writing for AWL for May 31 2024 by Penny Nair PriceIn 1963 Harvey Ball wanted to devote a day to genuine smiles and acts of kindness. He is the earliest known inventor of the popular smiley face emoji and in 1964 got paid just forty nine dollars for his smiley face design – a design which went on to permeate the whole world. Harvey was born on 10 July 1921and lived till 12 April 2001 and was born and raised in Worcester,Massachusetts. He clearly did not own the copyright to his design.Seven ways … Continue reading NATIONAL SMILE DAY