Blog Category Archives: Joyworks! News


Touching Peace by Tich Nhat Hanh

‘Breathing in, I see myself as a flower. I am the freshness of a dewdrop. Breathing out, my eyes have become flowers. Please look at me. I am looking with the eyes of love. Breathing in, I am a mountain, imperturbable, still, alive, vigorous. Breathing out, I feel solid. The waves of emotion can never […]

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You’re awful serious you want to lighten up!

It would have been my Papa’s birthday on 18th February. He was an amazing man and such a character. He had a hard life but was pure JOY and taught me so much. I wonder what he’d think of me now? He’d often say, “Oh hen you’re awfu serious. You want to lighten up! And […]

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New Year. Notice More. Joy is always there.

Happy New Year Dear Ones   On New Year’s Morning, my 53 teen Birthday I opened the living room blinds and was struck at how the clouds were moving. Later, on my love Paolo drove me to Kelvingrove park – I was moved to tears to be there! To be with him, see the birds […]

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Laughter is the Brightest when the Food is Best – Irish Proverb

‘Laughter is brightest when food is best.’  Irish Proverb   In November 2020 despite having given up sugar, alcohol, caffeine, and wheat for three months I was still gravely ill. I was lucky that I had a loving tribe to support me as I went deeper on to the Ayurveda Path. NHS Specialists were at […]

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One simple way I found joy when healing

5. Spend time outside For two months I was mostly content to watch the clouds and birds from my window. On June 3rd I got outside! The enormous smiley buttercups were blethering with me along with the blackbird and her shiny matching yellow beak. The blades of grass were long and pointy enveloping me in […]

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Back From The Brink & The Four Ways I found Joy

Well, it has been a while. 16th April 2020 to be exact. Who could have imagined that that would be my last newsletter? That it would be the last ever ‘Let us Have a Joy in Instead’ I could never have imagined just how much I would tap into those memories but more of that […]

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Four ways I’ve found Joy in Healing

Allow the love in My greatest joy has been simply to let love in.   How do you do that?   Let go of pride and ego.   Ask for help.   Take the help and ask for help again.   Then savour in it.   Allow others that beautiful feeling that you get when […]

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Lets Have A Joy-In Instead – Six Appreciation Tips

How are you all this Tuesday? The sun is shining in Glasgow! Hurray! When I asked my Grandpa how he was,  he’d look at me as if I was silly and reply, ‘Great I woke up!’ We woke up. We woke up. Millions of people all over the world didn’t. If the last while has […]

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We’re In The News

We’ve received such wonderful press coverage this summer .  Wanted to share with those of you who don’t already know of our celebrated work. We do what ‘it says on the tin’ . We are in the business of joy making.  Why ? After (or in) experiencing such joy n happiness in our events, projects or […]

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Im on my way

I’m on my way … uh–huh, uh–huh, uh–huh, uh–huh! Only a Proclaimers song (the best song ever??) can convey the excitement I feel to be heading off to Coimbatore in Southern India for the next six months to the world changing Isha Foundation.  I’ll be volunteering there, teaching drama at The Home School.  Or as […]

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