Recently a friend sent me a photo of a slide from a presentation she attended at a conference. The slide shared statistics about joy at work. It got me thinking again about the work I have been doing, the reading I have been doing and the way I have been writing and speaking about joy. As often happens, I found myself reflecting on joy in two ways. What does it look like personally? And what does it look like professionally? As I sat with the professional side of that que

I recently attended the Gross Global Happiness Summit at the University for Peace (Upeace) in Costa Rica, a UN-mandated university. Let me start by saying that before last summer, I had no idea such a place existed. Their guiding idea is simple and powerful: if you want peace, you have to work for peace. A concept for all of us to consider. The conference brought people together to learn from one another, share meals, exchange ideas and hear different perspectives, all wh

I recently attended the Kindness in Education conference here in Bermuda. I came as a participant and I also had the opportunity to facilitate a workshop on kindness, what it looks like in practice and how we can embed it in school life for teachers and staff, parents and students. By the end of our session, the group had created a list of activities and approaches they could take back to their schools. Ideas that felt realistic and immediately useful. I enjoyed the guest spe

As adults, we do not always make time to play. Somewhere along the way, we start to treat play as something for kids. We watch children build worlds with toys, invent characters and disappear into their imaginations. It looks effortless. Play is not just for childhood. It is part of being human. When we make space for play, we give ourselves time to have fun, deliberately. It is a chance to feel light, curious, present and connected. This matters, especially at times when l

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