Of all the things on the planet, probably the most wonderful thing must be the human brain? It can even invent and create something as wondrous as Artificial Intelligence…

And yet, the human brain has evolved over millions of years - and neuroscience tells us that the way it’s designed mirrors its past, in other words, much of its structure is shared with the animals and creatures which preceded human beings, including reptiles and mammals.

To understand how our human brains work, it’s very worthwhile to spend some time reading this article, whch you can download easily. For us humans, the more we can understand the way our brain works, the more likely we’ll be able to manage it and have a successful & happy life.

Scientists have recently been researching the power that habits have over our lives. It’s estimated that approx 60% of our thoughts & actions are driven by habit.

In fact, it’s just as well that habits are so prominent in our lives - since otherwise our brains would be overwhelmed by having to think for example about simple things such as which hand to hold a pen in.

We all also know how easy it is create a bad habit - such as having a large glass of wine each night!

The good news is that when we discover more about the power of habits and how to create them, we can use this knowledge to help us in our lives and to be happier.

Download this free article and you’ll be well on the road..

As we look around the world, and learn about how people are getting on with their lives, sadly, too often we hear about disagreements and conflict - some of it prolonged and dreadful.

Wouldn’t it be nice, if instead, we more often heard about acts of kindness - which have the power to transform our lives, and to enrich the lives of others around us, as well as the natural world.

Acts of kindness can be both what we think and what we do. Indeed, some people would say that the first person we need to show kindness to is oursleves - in the myriad thoughts we have each day.

And once we’ve developed the habit of thinking with kindness, it’s so much easier to act with kindness - to ourselves, to others and to the planet.

This article explores how thinking and acting with kindness can transform our lives - a major pathway to happiness.

Numerous studies over many years have clearly shown the enormous value of mindfulness - in other words the habit of quietly noticing, without judgement, what’s going on inside our heads and our hearts.

In our book Pathways to Happiness, we indicate the value of using a Mindful Journal each day (or week) to capture your most important thoughts and feelings, as a way of creating more happiness.

Here, we offer you a free downloadable Mindful Journal, which gives you all need to get started on the daily (or weekly) habit of mindful journalling.