The two girls were excited to be in the City of Derry. Ava’s mum said they could go shopping by themselves for a bit, and after exploring Primark and the Foyleside shopping centre the girls bought themselves a sandwich and found a quiet space to eat. …

Just for today, pretend all the good things anyone has ever said about you — are all true. The praise your kindest teacher gave you, nice things friends or family said, lovely comments from strangers or people online. It’s all true. Every bit of it. I’m a little late…

Today is about actively looking for things that feel good as you go about your day. Be attentive to your thoughts and choose thoughts that make you feel good. Look for good in the world around you, colours you like, things to appreciate. Practice seeking good things. I’m in…

Today’s joy practice is a small reminder that today is a new day, and that every day we get to recreate ourselves and our lives if we choose. How will you choose to approach the day ahead? What would you like to do differently? …

Today is self-esteem & self-love exercise. If you can increase your self love then you will increase the amount of joy you can receive. Learning to accept compliments is an easy way to start this work. Even if you don't believe what's being said is true, be gracious and…

Most of us will have something, or more than one thing, that we don’t like about our past behaviour. Sometimes it can be hard to let go of shaming ourselves or beating up on ourselves for something we did a long time ago, perhaps even when we were still children.

Today is about your boundaries. If you haven’t thought about what they are before then the easiest way get into it is to think about any time you’ve ever been annoyed with someone. Chances are your annoyance is to do with a crossed boundary. Unless you’re very lucky, most…

The proposal today is to try and spend your online time today only posting and commenting joyfully. This sounds easy, but in my experience, it’s really, really hard. I found this exercise illuminating in that I hadn’t realised how much negativity I was sharing and posting on a daily basis.

Our senses are perfect joy-receptors. Today’s little joy practice is to seek out a plant or a flower and spend a minute or two smelling it. Notice the freshness and how delicate the smell is. Try and imprint this little moment of connection between you and nature. Nature is…