One definition of optimism is to describe the outcome you desire so you are better able to guide yourself towards it. This week, we have been imagining how ‘Encouragement Farm’ will feel

Through the generosity of the Shayler family - the team behind Reasons to be Cheerful - who kindly offered two copies of their Summer Edition as prizes, we ran a competition that encouraged people to share their own ‘reasons to be cheerful’

What makes an ‘adventure’? How do we define it? We are not all polar explorers, Himalayan trekkers or free climbers. Some of us aren’t even tree climbers. But can our ‘day to day’ happenings be adventures too?

Inspired by the generous encouragement of writer Tanya Shadrick, Mr Fables writes about why ‘less’ is a mindset and a freedom

We wonder, out loud, if butterflies get nervous before they emerge

Sometimes it is fun to imagine what ‘Feasts + Fables, the place’ would look and feel like. Grab your space by the campfire and we’ll tell you all about it