g Hamilton

How often do you catch yourself thinking: "I will be happy one day when I get that job, buy that house, marry that person, divorce this person, have children, lose some weight, get my hair done, win that game, pay off the mortgage, win the lottery…"? Happiness doesn't depend on achieving success or collecting things that give us pleasure; it's a decision that we make, right here, right now.

If our beliefs are not doing us any favours, as individuals or as a species, maybe it's time to take a fresh look at them, clean out the ones that are causing us problems and see what helpful alternatives we can come up with.

Ten practical suggestions that have worked for other people and might be just the tonic you need to inspire you and help you turn your life around.

Whenever I want to feel thoroughly down in the dumps, there are ten sure-fire ways I can achieve this. So I thought I'd share them with you because, if you're already down there stewing, it's amazing how quickly you can feel so much better by reading this recipe and finding out what not to do!