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Happynicity


Pouring Happiness
There’s this story leadership keynote speaker Ryan Estis shares in his talks. He was at the airport one Christmas Eve when he decided to...
happynicity
Dec 28, 20221 min read


Perspectives
I took this photograph a while back. It sat languishing in a folder somewhere, along with the thousands of other photographs that I had...
happynicity
Dec 21, 20221 min read


Urban Dawn
As the sky slowly sheds its midnight cloak and slips into a rose‑coloured veil, it is time for you to rouse from your slumber. All...
happynicity
Dec 14, 20221 min read


Work In Progress
This is a shot I have wanted to capture for a while. Or rather it is an approximation of the idea I have in mind. For my ambition is to...
happynicity
Dec 7, 20221 min read


The Gallery In The Sky
Nothing makes me more humbled and awed than looking up at the sky and seeing the art etched across it. The next time you step outside, do...
happynicity
Nov 30, 20221 min read


Shades Of Quiet
There are different kinds of quiet that I relish. There is the still kind of quiet in the deep of the night when your part of the world...
happynicity
Nov 23, 20221 min read


Close Encounters Of The Bird Kind: A Love Story
The other day, I saw two pigeons on top of this fence, each perched a little away from the other. Slowly, one began inching forward to...
happynicity
Nov 16, 20221 min read


The Café At The Crossroads
I love this café. It is strategically situated where two walking paths meet. On rainy mornings when the sky is tempestuous, it stands...
happynicity
Nov 9, 20221 min read


I Wandered Lonely As A Cloud
Walks are a gift I give to myself. On a physical level, I like the feel of my muscles stirring and stretching, like the way my weight...
happynicity
Nov 1, 20221 min read


World Mental Health Month Part 3: Self Care – Curating Joy
There’s a folder on my laptop marked “Happy”. It is a digital scrapbook that I keep filled with things that bring me joy. In it are...
happynicity
Oct 19, 20221 min read


World Mental Health Month Part 2: Self Care - Play It Again
I’m a time traveler. I can go back to the November of my seventeenth year, to the afternoon when my best friend and I made our way round...
happynicity
Oct 12, 20221 min read


World Mental Health Month Part 1: Self-Care – Things I Do To Be Good To Myself
I go skywatching; sunrise, sunset, night sky. I unplug from the internet for half the morning. I immerse myself in music, audiobooks and...
happynicity
Oct 5, 20221 min read


The Unflappable Joy Of The Wild
I saw this magnificent bird yesterday. To be fair, I have seen grey herons before but have never been within six feet of one. We stared...
happynicity
Sep 21, 20221 min read


Part 2: A Purr-fect Kind of Love - Home Finally
This is Matilda. A year ago she was sleeping rough on the streets. There was a feeder in her location but tomcats prowled the vicinity so...
happynicity
Sep 14, 20221 min read


Part 1: A Purr-fect Kind Of Love - Everybody's Cat
One of the beautiful things in my corner of the world is the concept of community cats. They are free roaming cats in the neighbourhood...
happynicity
Sep 7, 20221 min read


Part 2: Tales From The Bridge - The Sunrise Club
I was on an overhead bridge taking this picture when a man walked past. He turned to see what I was looking at and when he saw the...
happynicity
Aug 30, 20221 min read


Part 1: Tales From The Bridge - Bridging The Gap
I don’t know when my love affair with overhead bridges began. There’s just something about having a good vantage point that makes my...
happynicity
Aug 22, 20221 min read


Nothing Really Matters
It was a friend who first clued me in on the importance of doing nothing. I was telling her how guilty I felt for not accomplishing...
happynicity
Aug 21, 20221 min read


Something To Talk About
Great conversations are like food for the soul. It nourishes and energises you and prompts you to grow. The best conversations I have are...
happynicity
Aug 20, 20221 min read


These Shoes Are Made For Walking
Sneakers are my favourite footwear. They are classic and versatile and fun. They’ve walked hundreds of miles with me, endured uneven...
happynicity
Aug 19, 20221 min read
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