Contrast

This is a rather a pretty Christmas Tree ornament that we have on our shelf all year 'round. The act of increasing contrast however makes it darker and more sinister ...

Doing a pretty good job of keeping my dark side in check these days. Simple things:

Nip stress in the bud quickly - recognise the signs and deal with them
Go for a walk every lunchtime
Value what you have. Life doesn't start tomorrow.
Don't feel responsible for everything. You're not.
Try and do one small thing every day that makes your life better. Tonight we dismantled an old cupboard that was cluttering our bedroom and put it out to grass. The bedroom feels lighter and happier as a result.
Learn and be open to learning.

Oh and Nigella Lawson on telly can be quite helpful too ...