joy Archives - Alison Wem https://www.yoursoulfamily.com/tag/joy/ Helping people to live their best life; calmness - harmony - wisdom Thu, 23 Oct 2025 14:46:07 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://i0.wp.com/www.yoursoulfamily.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/cropped-ysf-course-icon-small.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 joy Archives - Alison Wem https://www.yoursoulfamily.com/tag/joy/ 32 32 101304046 Happiness: 4 thoughts for the weekend https://www.yoursoulfamily.com/happiness-4-thoughts/ Thu, 23 Oct 2025 14:46:00 +0000 https://www.yoursoulfamily.com/?p=809 Happiness doesn’t come from things — it’s created inside you. Here are 4 simple practices to invite more joy into your daily life.

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]]> 809 Why a Good Enough Life Brings More Joy Than Perfection https://www.yoursoulfamily.com/good_enough_life/ Fri, 19 Sep 2025 19:16:29 +0000 https://www.yoursoulfamily.com/?p=27691 Chasing perfection often leads to stress and exhaustion. By embracing a good enough life, we find space for love, truth, and joy. Discover why 80% is enough and how imperfection can bring peace and spiritual growth.

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]]> 27691 Christmas is nearly here: feeling panicky? https://www.yoursoulfamily.com/christmas-is-nearly-here-feeling-panicky/ Sat, 21 Dec 2024 05:00:49 +0000 https://www.yoursoulfamily.com/?p=18919 Sadly preparation for Christmas can send many people into a panic. All those presents to find for the people most important to you in your life. How will you find something that brings joy, sends your love and shares some truths on life and living. Don’t make it hard for Read more

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]]> 18919 Friends: 3 characteristics of a good friend https://www.yoursoulfamily.com/friends-3-characteristics-of-a-good-friend/ Fri, 05 Jan 2024 18:25:15 +0000 https://www.yoursoulfamily.com/?p=1863 A friendship can strike up quickly between you and another person or it may grow over time.  Both are valid approaches to establishing a friendship.  At some point you will realise they are important to you.  Your relationship may display many of these characteristics; challenge you making the relationship exciting Read more

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]]> 1863 Feeling sad when everyone else is happy? https://www.yoursoulfamily.com/feeling-sad-when-everyone-else-is-happy/ Mon, 01 Jan 2024 06:00:51 +0000 https://www.yoursoulfamily.com/?p=19687 Sadness often goes hand-in-hand with loneliness. You can feel lonely in an unhappy relationship, family or city. Humans are tribal by nature so loneliness is the hardest of conditions. I experienced loneliness as a widow in my 40s. With two children life was very busy but inside I had an Read more

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]]> 19687 Rumi’s Reflections: Alison Wem’s Journal – Day 12 https://www.yoursoulfamily.com/rumis-reflections-alison-wems-journal-day-12/ Wed, 26 Apr 2023 10:30:50 +0000 https://www.yoursoulfamily.com/?p=24583 Everyone is overridden by thoughts; that’s why they have so much heartache and sorrow. Jalal al-Din Rumi Having a strong intellect and the ability to reason things through is valued in society. Yet I observe the pressure the school system puts on our young people to ever obtain higher grades. Read more

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]]> 24583 Needing some extra love? https://www.yoursoulfamily.com/needing-some-extra-love/ Wed, 25 Jan 2023 14:00:20 +0000 https://www.yoursoulfamily.com/?p=13141 Feeling in the need of an extra hug and some love? The perceived wisdom is that you should be able to love yourself and not have to rely on someone else to provide the love in our life. I find this hard or perhaps I lack the imagination to know Read more

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]]> 13141 Secrets of understanding yourself https://www.yoursoulfamily.com/secrets-of-understanding-yourself/ Sat, 07 Jan 2023 11:38:33 +0000 https://www.yoursoulfamily.com/?p=24325 From my earliest years I happily chatted to someone inside of me not knowing who they were. Knowing no difference, I assumed everybody else did too. Many children do the same until they are seven when the practice seems to fade. I was a sickly child and spent much of Read more

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]]> 24325 Women: Do Christmas with the minimum fuss https://www.yoursoulfamily.com/women-do-christmas-with-the-minimum-fuss/ Sun, 11 Dec 2022 13:05:24 +0000 https://www.yoursoulfamily.com/?p=24289 The approach to Christmas can be a challenging time. Women are often the main organiser of school costumes for nativities, other social events, presents, and the food preparation for the day. Of course this is on top of normal daily activities. It is not a wonder many women are tense Read more

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]]> 24289 Men: 3 tips for surviving Christmas https://www.yoursoulfamily.com/men-3-tips-for-surviving-christmas/ Sat, 10 Dec 2022 16:13:02 +0000 https://www.yoursoulfamily.com/?p=24286 The approach to Christmas can be a challenging time. Not only is it a busy time for the person preparing the Christmas Day celebrations, but tension can run in families where couples do not agree on the style of celebrations. Do you recognise the scenario? Lets look at some tips Read more

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