"On his return at the end of World War II, James Walsh, a prisoner of war, was asked how he had managed to stay alive. He replied that every day dawn came and each night the light went out of the sky. The ongoing cycle of life kept him alive. Positivity can be about setting small goals and achieving them. James Walsh set his goals, he wanted to survive to the next day, no matter how much he suffered. Positive thinking at its very best."
"My life’s work is about encouraging people to feel more positive. Many of us need to be enabled to discover our true selves."
"To empathise we must stand in the shoes and look out through the eye sockets of another person."
"The real magic of life belongs with the reflection in our own mirror."
Vera regularly writes articles for a variety of magazines and newspapers.
