Previous Newsletters

You can have your cake and eat it too!
Friday 1st August, 2008
Salaams and welcome to the Make Life Happen August Newsletter. I would like to start by asking you to imagine that you are at your own birthday party. Your friends and family lovingly surround you and it is time to make it official; out comes the cake. The candles are lit and everyone starts singing...

Increase your productivity
Monday 30th June, 2008
Salaams and welcome to the Make Life Happen July newsletter. Today is my first day back at work after a one week holiday in Mexico. Though the time was short, it was a much needed break and I realised how important it is to move away from things once in a while. Doing something different from the ro...

What is happiness?
Sunday 1st June, 2008
Salaams, and welcome to Make Life Happen’s June Newsletter. This is the time of year when people come out of their homes and make an effort to socialise more. I had dinner with a friend of mine and we were catching up on the months gone by. We were talking about how competitive and busy life h...

Realistic Goals or Pipe Dreams?
Tuesday 6th May, 2008
Salaams welcome and hello to my May newsletter. 2008 has been moving faster than any year I can remember, and it seems that lots of people are still in March in one way or another. Time does not stop for anyone does it, so it may be a good time to reflect on what you have achieved so far. We start...

Spring is a wonderful time of year
Thursday 3rd April, 2008
Salaams, hello and welcome to my April Newsletter. Spring is such a wonderful time of year isn’t it? The days are becoming longer, and that has an impact on our energy as well. You may have found yourself experiencing a bit of that “get up and go” feeling. We have been discussing goal setting sin...

10 Tips on Healing A Crisis
Wednesday 12th March, 2008
We all know that bad things can, and do, happen to good people. Difficulties come in varying degrees and Muslims believe that Allah gives us what we can handle. We can often make sense of events such as death, disease, or a natural disaster. But what about when someone else uses their free will to h...

How Measurable Are Your Goals This March?
Monday 3rd March, 2008
Salaams, hello and welcome to my March Newsletter. This has been a special year so far with the two lunar eclipses recently. You may well have noticed sluggishness in your energy levels; this is normal for this time of year. The good news is that change is on its way soon with the spring equinox and...

Goal Setting...How do you do it?
Friday 1st February, 2008
Salaams, hello, and welcome to My February Newsletter. 2008 is already well on the way it seems as January has gone by rather quickly. If you read last month’s newsletter, you may recall that we were talking about setting “goals” this year as opposed to “resolutions.” S...

Make Your Resolution Count
Wednesday 2nd January, 2008
Salaams and hello everyone! Here’s wishing you a very happy 2008. The New Year is a wonderful time isn’t it? It signals new beginnings, and gives us an opportunity to create closure where it may be appropriate. Keeping in the spirit of new beginnings, I would like to welcome you to Make ...