Reasons to be cheerful
January. Not exactly the most wonderful month at the best of times, defined as it tends to be by freezing midwinter weather, post-Christmas skintness and the physical fallout of festive over-indulgence. Add to that the daily media barrage of pending economic catastrophe, and it’s a wonder we aren’t all leaping lemming-like off the nearest cliff.
Well, bugger that for a game of soldiers. Forgive us for coming over all Churchillian, but what good is it to crumble in times of crisis? Instead of lying under the duvet in a fug of pointless worry, we’re resolving to look on the bright side. Take the lyrics to Ian Dury and the Blockheads’ Reasons to be Cheerful - ‘something nice to study, phoning up a buddy, being in my nuddy’ – as a starting point for inspiration. Or check out Optimistworld.com, with its dedication to heart-warming stories from the discovery of a new species of multi-coloured frog in Cambodia to the delight of the Lebanese farmer who’s unearthed the world’s heaviest potato. The bigger picture doesn’t have to be so grim either, if you choose to view it in terms of opportunity for change: the shift in focus away from material gain to family, friends and other things that actually matter, the realisation that little luxuries can bring as much pleasure as great ones. And in celebration of the affordable treat… you knew it was coming!… we’re offering discounted prices on all our current ranges while stocks last.
January doesn’t last forever, and after every downturn comes a bounce back. So stay positive, keep smiling and curl up with a cuppa – it’ll be over before you know it.
