Meet Ted

Six years ago I started this weekly Blog.   I created it because I loved to write and I wanted somewhere for people to come for light relief, a quick pick me up during the day. 

The aim of my blog was to bring some joy and happiness. Life is too short to be anything but happy and if anything 2020 has taught us is we cannot take anything for granted, even the simple act of meeting up with friends has changed.

I know from many comments and messages I received that my blog helped others but here’s a little secret it also helped me too.  It helped me to find the courage to leave a job that no longer held any joy for me.  In the last 4 years I have been following my heart and have built up a successful homeopathic practice and I am helping lots of women with their health issues and anxieties. If you are interested you can find my website here.

This morning as I was walking Ted, he is my new dog (he arrived a few months after I had to say goodbye to Alfie), I thought about my very neglected Blog and I wondered whether it might once again help others especially during these current uncertain times.

In fact I had a very strong urge to resurrect Love Happiness and Angels again and I have also added a FB Group called Love Happiness & Angels so come over and say hello.

As you can see from the new addition of Ted that a lot has happened in the past 4 years and I am really excited to be back.

I would love to hear from you and what you have been up to in the last few years.  I know that Kerry Fisher has written many more books and I am currently reading her heartfelt book Take My Hand.

If anyone is currently struggling with making a really big decision, my advice would be go for it, grab the opportunity with both hands. What is the worse thing that can happen?

Regular readers will know, I have been very quiet on my Blog over the last few months and there has been a reason for this, I too have been grappling with a big decision and that was whether to leave my full time job and follow my dream and to do something that resonated deep within me. Helping people.

This is a decision I have put off for many years and I soon began to realise there would never be the “perfect or right time” and if not now when. So I decided to finally take the leap of faith.

It wasn’t really that difficult because I left a job that no longer brought me joy, even though it paid me very well but the most important thing to me was to be happy. Anyone who has followed and read my blogs over the last year will know the reasons why. I felt like I was wasting my life and was in the wrong job. I tried to turn the situation around with lots of positive thinking but deep down I wasn’t really addressing the real issues.  A change had to be made.

I briefly went to work for a charity but I still didn’t feel I was on the right path. I wanted to put all my energy into something that I really wanted to do. After all, I write a Blog on love, happiness and try to inspire people to do things that make them feel good. I no longer felt I was being true to myself.

In hindsight my sub conscience had been at work during the past year leading me to this decision. When I finally made up my mind my decision came easily. So I am now dedicating my time and energy into building up my homeopathic practice and doing something I really want to do. This is perfectly aligned to all I stand for because I am passionate about helping people to feel good and to reach their optimum health.

One thing I have realized already in this short space of time of seeing people in my practice is how many people live with conditions that they just accept because Dr’s can’t put a label on their symptoms. In turn they become really unhappy. I recently reached out to people to take part in a study on CFS / ME and was amazed at how many people contacted me to take part. Some people have been living with symptoms for over 20 years and are on so much medication and they just accept it.

I have established a great work routine and I can work whenever I want to and more importantly am available for when people want to make an appointment with me. I already have clients all over the world because technology has come a very long way since I graduated in 2005 and I am able to see people via Skype which is working very well.

If you find yourself in a job or a situation you are not happy with, you might not be able to change things over night but I believe if you start to think about what you really want and keep focusing on your dream, your sub conscious will work in the background and with determination I believe a lot can be achieved. It might take a few years like my decision did but never give up. Believe in yourself and have the courage to make that leap when you’re ready.

If you would like to find out more I have a FB page (Tracey Campbell Homeopath) and it would be great if you liked it and joined the community. I regularly share health information on this page and my website is http://traceycampbellhomeopath.com

Stay True to yourself and never give up on your dreams – keep believing.

I would love to hear from anyone who has made a big decision in their life or are thinking about making one. We’re all in this together.

Wishing you a wonderful week with love, happiness and angels – I know mine have been helping me along the way.

As part of my new role with RAFT, I felt very privileged to be invited to a lunch at the House of Lords in aid of their Life After Breast Cancer Fund. The target for the fund is to raise £2 million in 2 years.

I have never been to the House of Lords so was extremely excited and I felt honored that I had been included, especially as I haven’t yet officially started with RAFT. However, for me, the people that I met soon overshadowed the novelty of visiting the House of Lords.

I had the opportunity to talk to people who were keen supporters and donors of Raft, each for their own personal reasons.  The enthusiasm, positivity and energy in the room with everyone keen to make a difference was amazing.

Some of the people I spoke to had in fact survived cancer and spoke freely about it. I thought to myself that many years ago this would have been a totally taboo subject, especially in a room with both men and women present.   I feel that by sharing it is helping raise awareness and to build up a network and community of people who have experienced breast cancer or in fact any other cancers.

It has long been thought that a positive mental attitude can help with recovery but I know from friends who have been diagnosed with breast cancer that it can sometimes be very difficult to maintain a positive attitude especially during times of chemotherapy, radiotherapy and of course the tiredness and hair loss that can follow.

I have been amazed at some of my friends who have been diagnosed with breast cancer and have been successfully treated and then get on with their lives. One thing for certain; they all live life more fully than they did before, grasping every opportunity that comes their way.

However, if a mastectomy is required, whilst it can represent the chance of life and a way to beat or prevent breast cancer it doesn’t always signify the end of surgery. Breast reconstructive surgery after a mastectomy is a major step in regaining quality of life and confidence. However, current surgical methods can involve multiple operations and they do not always achieve the desired result.

Rather interestingly, the surgical outcome is one reason why fewer than 50% of women who undergo a mastectomy choose not to have reconstructive surgery. It is hoped that RAFT’s Life After Breast Cancer Fund will change the future of breast reconstruction and they are funding two research projects which will mean that women will spend less time in hospital, experience less pain and discomfort, fewer operations, less scarring and numbness, vastly reduced risk of tissue rejection and they will experience reduced psychological impact. This in turn will mean that women will be able to focus on rebuilding their lives.

If any of my readers who have been affected by breast cancer would like to share their experience it would be lovely to hear from you.

Equally, if anyone is interested about the research that RAFT is doing and would like to find out more or even raise money for the research please visit www.lifeafterbreastcancerfund.org.

Wishing everyone a wonderful week full of positivity, happiness and love.

The last few months I have been quiet on the blog scene and the reason was I have been trying to find a solution to a not so happy situation that was progressively becoming worse. Worse still, I was beginning to lose my sparkle and excitement for life and I didn’t feel like writing, something I enjoy immensely.

I was in a situation that I was not happy with and I knew I needed to do something but to a certain degree I was frozen with fear, fear of the unknown. Whilst I didn’t let it worry me and as I continued to plod on I realized that I was not living the life I was meant to.   I was not taking action for myself and the saying is so true that if you don’t change the things you do how can you expect things to change.

So I had two very simple choices, stay doing something I didn’t enjoy or take charge and make a change. I sat on the fence for some time while I made my mind up. If any of my readers are Librans then you will understand the pains we go through whilst weighing up the pros and cons of any situation before deciding what’s best.

The thing is there is no right or wrong in a situation like this but the way we feel is always a good barometer to use in circumstances when we want a little bit of help in making our decisions.

Last year I went to Canada and had an amazing week with beautiful scenery and being out in nature I was in my absolute element. I’m always happy when I’m doing the things I enjoy. One day we had all ridden and ascended to the top of a beautiful mountain which was well worth it just to see the breathtaking views over the entire landscape, with snow, turquoise waters and the occasional appearance of a bear in the distance, not only was it special but it was also magical. During lunch, I took myself off from the group and quietly meditated and still to this day I can transport myself back to that moment and can feel such amazing energy from the elements. I have been tapping into this energy for the last few months until finally it has given me the strength to walk away from the situation that has been making me so unhappy. I know this is a bit of a cliché too but I am sure I had a little bit of an awakening out there, or for want of a better expression a “wake up call”.

Over the last few months certain things started to happen to me and because I was in a state of flux I sat up and started to listen to the signs and the way that was being shown to me. I came into contact with people from all walks of life that had turned their back on what they felt they should be doing and they had followed their heart and dreams.   They had shown courage and faith. I then asked myself the question “what’s the worse that can happen?” at least I would get my sparkle, zest and happiness back and for me, as it should be for everyone, happiness, family and friends are the top of my list for a happy, rewarding and healthy life.

So this week I took the bull by the horns and handed in my notice.   Yes, I am leaving a job that pays me a very good salary but was no longer giving me any job satisfaction whatsoever. I wasn’t making a difference and had absolutely no enthusiasm for it.

It is a scary thought, but I am a great advocate of facing our fears. More importantly, I think my life will now be so much richer simply because I will have more time to do the things I enjoy and hopefully will find a new role that I am passionate about. These things money just can’t buy and we sometimes forget when we get caught up in the corporate world and doing what we think is expected of us.

The best part of my decision is how I feel and I am so excited about the future, I have no idea what it holds but already things are looking up and hopefully I will be doing something that will make a difference. I am once again in charge of my destiny.

It really is true that when one door closes another one opens, in fact, I believe many more doors open.   It’s just whether we have the courage to close that door in the first place. I am already so glad I did.

As food for thought, I would like to leave you with a quote from Napoleon Hill that also helped me with my decision process, especially the part of me that thought I would just continue doing what I was doing for a few more years.

“Life is a game, and the player opposite you is TIME. If you hesitate before moving, or neglect to move thoughtfully and decisively, your pieces will be wiped off the board by TIME”.

I would love to hear from you about any difficult decisions you made in your life and how your life changed as a result.

Wishing all my readers a wonderful week full of extra love and happiness. Sparkle like diamonds.