Eckhart Tolle’s book The Power of Now – a guide to spiritual enlightenment.

 

Tolle suffered from debilitating anxiety and depression for many years until one day he decided he could no longer live with himself. Then he had the sudden realisation that if he couldn’t live with himself there must be two of him. This realisation launched him on a profound journey in which he discovered his other ‘eternal’ self. It’s uplifting stuff without being too new-agey.

Jake Reynolds - Newcastle

 

Bluebells

JB - Billingshurst 

Listening to Paul McKenna’s CD ‘Change your Life in 7 Days.’ Some of my friends raise their eyebrows at this.  So what if it’s commercial? It works for me.

Charlie - Chiswick 

I have not watched TV for 4/5 years apart from the odd movie and think we
must all be very careful what we feed to the psyche and mindful of how we
spend our time. I swear we have become a society addicted to negativity, drama and bad news...also ripping people apart in the human zoo of reality TV for our entertainment...To counteract the negative dramas of normal media I go to this site: www.positivenews.org.uk

SB - Henley 

Climbing, climbing, climbing…anything from Scafell Pike to the Sycamore tree in my Dad’s back garden. It’s the endorphin rush I get when I reach the top.

Sid - Southend

If I can get it together to help someone who’s feeling even more depressed than me I always feel better.

L Grade - Glasgow 

A bottle of Belgium Duval (Devil) beer and a plate of frites.

Angie - Portsmouth 

Viktor E Frankl’s Man’s Search for Meaning. This guy managed to find generosity, hope and even beauty amidst the squalor, suffering and degradation of a concentration camp.

Sandra Sanderson - Cape Town 

The Arctic Monkeys and soaking my feet in hot water and lavender oil. 

Jackie B - Melbourne 

I find ‘Thought for the Day’ from ‘School of Philosophy’ really cheers me up and gives me something to think about too.  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Here’s an example: 'We have not come into the world to be numbered; we have been created for a purpose; for great things: to love and be loved.' Mother Teresa of Calcutta (1910 - 1997), Catholic nun and social worker

Sue – Earls Court 

Re-reading Tolkein’s The Lord of The Rings. It’s been my bible since adolescence. I look and feel like Gollum most of the time, but reading it never fails to bring out the Aragorn in me.

Larry - Chelmsford  

An Indian head massage.

Keith Wright - Leicester 

Going on the wagon for a week and having plenty of sex.

Alfie - Boston

When I’m feeling blue I listen to the Blues. It’s kind of cathartic. My favourite Bluesmates are John Lee Hooker, B.B. King and Stevie Ray Vaughan. If I’m really feeling down I play along with my harmonica.

Dave Kennedy - Portadown