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I Published My First Novel at 62: Here’s What I Learned

Did you know that 80% of Americans dream of writing a book! And how about the rest of the world? How many wannabe authors are desperate to spread their literary wings? I was one of those statistics. All my life I’d wanted to be a novelist, but we can always…

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I Published My First Novel at 62: Here’s What I Learned
I Published My First Novel at 62: Here’s What I Learned
Writing

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13 Happiness Hacks for 2023

And how to cheat The Sock Monster — We all strive to be happier and healthier at the start of the New Year. Here’s 13 happiness hacks to help you on your journey in 2023. 1. Walk towards the sun Apart from just making us feel better, sunlight has a huge effect on our circadian rhythm which then benefits our sleep and general…

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13 Happiness Hacks for 2023
13 Happiness Hacks for 2023
New Year 2023

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Serendipitous Moments that Have Shaped My Life

Call it Synchronicity or Serendipity — chance events can be magical and meaningful. — Even if you shrug off synchronistic events as just chance, at some stage in our lives, most of us will experience serendipitous moments that leave us dumbfounded. Is the event pure coincidence or is the universe trying to tell us something? …

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Serendipitous Moments that Have Shaped My Life
Serendipitous Moments that Have Shaped My Life
Serendipity

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52 Steps to Happy — Ditch the Regrets

Life’s too short to harbour regrets, or too long to keep replaying them. — Regrets come in many forms, from ‘I wish I hadn’t broken up with my first boyfriend,’ to ‘If only I’d looked again before pulling out from the junction.’ There can be huge life-shattering consequences of our actions or there may be mere inconveniences. …

Regrets Of Life

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52 Steps to Happy — Ditch the Regrets
52 Steps to Happy — Ditch the Regrets
Regrets Of Life

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Oct 23, 2022

Why I’m Offering my Audiobook Free During 2022

The Fortunicity of Birdie Dalal Audiobook is now free to mark 50 years since the Ugandan Asian Expulsion — Diwali would have been a bleak time 50 years ago for the thousands of Ugandan Asians who were thrown out of Uganda by the tyrant Idi Amin. All their land, homes and possessions were seized, and they were forced to leave the country with only one suitcase and £50 each…

Indian Diaspora

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Why I’m Offering my Audiobook Free During 2022
Why I’m Offering my Audiobook Free During 2022
Indian Diaspora

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Sep 11, 2022

Did Queen Elizabeth II Have a Cherry Tree Moment Before She Died?

And what exactly is a Cherry Tree Moment? — The cherry tree has powerful connotations in Japanese culture, although I wasn’t aware of this when I first coined the phrase: Cherry Tree Moment. Firstly, the cherry tree itself In Japan it’s seen as a symbol of purity and abundance with the blossom serving as a reminder of the beauty…

Queen Elizabeth Ii

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Did Queen Elizabeth II Have a Cherry Tree Moment Before She Died?
Did Queen Elizabeth II Have a Cherry Tree Moment Before She Died?
Queen Elizabeth Ii

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Apr 23, 2022

Your Friend’s Dying. Don’t Just Stand There!

Is a friend in need really a friend indeed? Are you? I handed Angela a tissue as another wave of sobbing overcame her, then waited quietly for it to subside. There was nothing I could say. To the outsider, Angela appeared to be perfect. She had beauty, success as an…

ALS

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Your Friend’s Dying. Don’t Just Stand There!
Your Friend’s Dying. Don’t Just Stand There!
ALS

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Apr 19, 2022

52 Steps to Happy: Find Your Ikigai

This Japanese philosophy can guide us towards happiness and fulfilment — Most of us hope for a long and healthy life. We aspire to wealth and security, along with a satisfying job and happy home life. And when we retire, what then? How many people hang up their work keys with a feeling of emptiness and a sense of being placed…

Japanese

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52 Steps to Happy: Find Your Ikigai
52 Steps to Happy: Find Your Ikigai
Japanese

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·Mar 24, 2022

52 Steps to Happy: Get Gardening

While the world may seem like it’s falling apart, gardening helps us feel more in control — When my mother died, I gardened. It was the only thing that helped ease the grief. I bought two pyracanthas while we were waiting for the funeral and transported them 300 miles back home. Then I planted them either side of our garden gate. …

Gardening

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52 Steps to Happy: Get Gardening
52 Steps to Happy: Get Gardening
Gardening

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Mar 16, 2022

52 Steps to Happy — Tap Tap Tap

Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) is easy, free and can have an enormous positive impact on our wellbeing. — It all started with a woman called Mary. In the late 1970s, the psychologist Roger Callahan was treating his patient Mary for her deep phobia of water. This wasn’t just a case of just being afraid of swimming. Mary could barely take a shower and even the sight of a glass of water would raise her heart rate.

Eft Tapping

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52 Steps to Happy — Tap Tap Tap
52 Steps to Happy — Tap Tap Tap
Eft Tapping

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Claire Duende

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English writer, designer and entrepreneur. Editor of The Mature Life.

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