Mens Mental Health

#FridayFacts

#fridayfacts Don't just do good the others, be good to yourself too.

In times of need, such as these, there are endless opportunities to do good things. Charities need our money. Volunteer organisations our practical...

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#fridayfacts honour the ordinary

Just pick up any glossy, turn on any TV or jump online and you can’t help by notice how many people nowadays are famous for being famous. Their tal...

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#fridayfacts Sometimes it's best we can't see past the fog!

It's not always easy to see past the fog, but perhaps if it were, we would never continue on the journey. We've all been starkly reminded in these ...

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#fridayfacts We're no comic-book heroes

#fridayfacts Real men don't wear their underpants on the outside. So let's give up any ideas of aspiring to be able to leap tall buildings in a sin...

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#fridayfacts You Can Always Quit Later

I know, perhaps at times like these that the hills seem too steep, and the summits way too far away. It’s often the reason why we don’t even start ...

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#fridayfacts Comparison is the thief of joy

We do it with the trivial, ‘which dessert will I enjoy the most’, yet we know of others who do it when the stakes are much higher. We might have he...

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#FridayFacts. Harden Up. Really???

How many times have we held those words ‘harden up’, especially towards the lads? From the school playground to the sporting arena, to our everyday...

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#fridayfacts. Love is mundane, ordinary and unexceptional

We often get confused about what loving others actually looks like. In the movies, it’s portrayed as grand and noble gestures entailing great sacr...

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#fridayfacts. loss is not pretty or cheerful.

So often nowadays I’m told that as we reflect on the loss, it should primarily be about celebrating what we had. Of course, it’s wonderful to thin...

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#fridayfacts. We are all on a journey, and it's not a solo one.

We need each other. Community, friendship and love can help us avoid the danger of drowning. It can help us hold on when we feel like letting go; i...

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#FridayFacts. Hope is believing, holding out its hand in the dark.

We all know the proverb, seeing is believing. Though often I’ve found myself needing to believe without first seeing. It seems such a simple conce...

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#FridayFacts. Love is a Verb.

The word ‘love’ is often thrown around carelessly, particular on days like Valentine's day. Rather than describing something deep and lasting, it’s...