Happiness Wednesday: Friendship

Dear friends,  


Today is Happiness Wednesday again :) One of my favourite times in the week. No longer Hump day, but Happiness day.


Last week I blogged about relaxation tips- natural relaxants like chamomile tea, lavender oil and hot baths. This week I am going to talk about a totally different topic but just as important. Friendship.


We all know that having good and supportive friends is essential to our wellbeing and overall happiness. It has been proven that seeing friends face to face makes us feel happier, something that online contact (although wonderful) does not stimulate in the same way.


Susan Jeffers in her book 'The Little book of Confidence' talks about 'Higher Self Friends'. The 'Higher Self' is the you at your best- the positive you who praises yourself, connected to goodness and spirituality. She says that we must surround ourselves with friends who promote this image:


'Ask yourself if they are 'be careful (lower self) friends or 'Go for It' (higher self) friends' - Susan Jeffers


A Go For It friend will encourage you to move forward with your life, be supportive and promote your own wellbeing without warning of constant failure.


Surround yourself with positive people in your life. This tends to come as your own confidence grows. 


Laughing with friends is truly my favourite medicine. How about you?

Have a very happy Wednesday!


xxxxxx


(image 1: Gary Pepper Vintage  image 2: We Heart It)
  

Quote of my weekend...

                                


'Perhaps there is a language which is not made of words and everything in the world understands it. Perhaps there is a soul hidden in everything and it can always speak, without even making a sound to another soul'
(A Little Princess, Frances Hodgson Burnett) 


This weekend I have been re-reading A Little Princess. It has some truly beautiful ideas about a rich young girl who suddenly loses her only surviving relative and wealth but relies on her imaginative nature to get her through adversity. And beautiful ideas about life. 

What do you think about the quote?

El xxxx


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Thank you!

Dear blog friends,

This is a heartfelt message to say THANK YOU so much for all your lovely comments and for being followers of my blog! It really makes my day sometimes to read what you have written back to me, I love finding out your opinions and anecdotes..  :) 

Also- my sunflowers have begun to grow! Saw the first shoots appear this morning. Yey! And as I have so many seedlings I have decided to give some away to family and friends... 

Whats news with you all this week? What film do you want to see? What food are you loving? 

With thanks and love,

El xxxxx

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