The Stoic Pharmacist’s Medicine Cabinet of Virtues
johndabell Cancer patients get all sorts of medication given to them when they are going through treatment. But for anyone going through this so-called ‘journey’ then you are going to need…
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Optimism Is Contagious — But You Have to Be Willing to Catch It
They say optimism is contagious – and it is. But like any contagion, it needs a willing host. Optimism won’t spread where misery is on life support. You can be…
Your Mindset Is the Matchstick – Strike It and Light It
There’s a spark in you. Maybe it’s dimmed. Maybe it’s buried. But it’s there – waiting. Your mindset is the matchstick. It holds the potential to ignite change, courage, and…
Optimisium Discovered On High
I recently announced on social media that a new chemical element has been discovered: Optimisium. I discovered this myself 135m in the air riding inside the London Eye. This makes…
The Hope Opera
Hope can be an elusive concept. It can be there one minute and gone the next. Some say that it constant but for many, hope ebbs and flows. For others,…
Gladiatorial Optimism And Me
Optimists have to work hard, damn hard. We have to think on our feet, push boundaries and face formidable foes and still maintain a smile. There is no time off.…
The Curious Case Of The Argus-Eyed Optimist
Cancer and optimism might not seem like they go together but they can and they do. Over the years I have developed an Argus-eyed optimism and although sometimes bruising, this…
Cancer And ‘2am Courage’
If you were woken up at 2 o’clock in the morning with a ‘battlefield emergency’, would you be scared witless? Or would you look at the challenge in front of…
Be Your Own Cheerleader
Job for today: be a cheerleader for someone else and get the best out of them. That’s a job worth doing and worth doing well. You cheer them on, that…
Donate Your Mental Wealth
There are lots of things that you can donate. Money is the obvious one. A philanthropic act works wonders and you don’t need to be a billionaire to make a…