One of my strategies for switching off negativity is to turn on some positivity. Here in England the weather is appalling with snow, rain, sleet and cloud which does nothing to put a smile on anyone’s face.

If I think about warmer climes and a more relaxed atmosphere hard enough I can sometimes take myself there and so for those people who are also stationed in a cold, chilly wet place go and dig out a photo of yourself in a warm relaxed place and take yourself there mentally. How soothing is that?

My photo was taken April 2012 at home in India.