A few years ago, I selected a book that I could read and work my way through slowly for the entire year. In 2024, I read A Year of Self-Care: Daily Practices and Inspiration for Caring for Yourself by Dr Zoe Shaw and I loved it. My 2025 selection didn’t go so smoothly and I gave up at around Easter time.
For 2026, I am reading Frequently Happy: 52 Mindful Moments to Bring Hope and Joy by David Larbi
As the title suggest this will be a weekly practice and it is a journal and I looking forward to mindfully observing these small moments of joy.
Frequently Happy: 52 Mindful Moments to Bring Hope and Joy
Book summary:
A beautiful book combining poetry, topics of self-reflection and journalling prompts to help readers find joy all around them.
I always pay attention
When a small joy grabs me
Some say easily pleased
I say, frequently happy!
Life can often be stressful. Each day might seem like a struggle to get through. You may find yourself desperate to get to the weekend, or wishing time would pass more quickly.
David Larbi is here to show you how to see beauty in the everyday and build pockets of joy, inspiration and calm into your life. Combining poetry with weekly reflections, this book is designed to help you explore your emotions, seize opportunities to grow, and find happiness all year round.
With journalling and activity prompts for every season, Frequently Happy creates space for deep self-reflection and brings motivation and gratitude to the forefront.
You might recognise David Larbi from TikTok, that is where I was introduced to him and I am really looking forward to this. I hope the seasonal organisation of the book won’t make it too distant for my Caribbean tropical reality.
