Firstly, an explanation of the origin of the title. The wonderful Richard E. Grant, who sadly lost his wife (Joan Washington) of 38 years to cancer in 2021, named his 2022 book after some advice Joan gave him before she died. ‘A Pocketful of Happiness’ is primarily a diary written during her last year – …
Tag: Newspapers
For the good of your own mental health, limit the amount of news you take in right now
The world is undoubtedly a crazy place right now. All we hear is war, death, a refugee crisis, rising costs, poverty and much more connected to these themes. The broader situation will seem even worse though if you’re constantly watching television news and reading newspapers. I appreciate that this may be an unpopular view though …
Don’t believe everything you see and hear
A brief post this week and a change from my planned theme given the current state of affairs regarding Coronavirus / COVID-19. I won’t mention the ‘C’ word here again but the world, particularly the UK, has gone a little bat-shit crazy over recent weeks, much of it fuelled by the media. So, here is …