A little change of plan this week on It's A Small World!

Mich has escaped on holiday, so we're postponing our Ancient Civilisations & Lost Knowledge episode until next week. But rather than leave you without a podcast, Tanya has some exciting news about what we're planning for January.

And this time, we want you to get involved!

Inspired by The Magic by Rhonda Byrne, author of The Secret, we're launching a month-long experiment exploring gratitude, positive thinking, manifestation and the law of attraction.

For 31 days, we're planning to release a short daily podcast, trying out exercises, sharing our experiences and investigating whether changing the way we think can genuinely change our lives.

But we're not simply accepting the claims at face value.

Is it the power of positive thinking? Psychology? Changes in our behaviour? Coincidence? Or could there really be something more to it?

We'll be exploring the science, questioning the theories and seeing whether anything actually changes.

And we'd love you to join us.

You don't need to believe in manifestation, be particularly spiritual or even own the book. Just bring an open mind, a little curiosity and a willingness to try something different.

Perhaps we'll discover something life-changing. Perhaps we'll simply develop a greater appreciation for the little things. Or perhaps we'll find that some of the claims don't stand up to scrutiny.

Whatever happens, we'll be sharing the journey.

Have you ever tried gratitude exercises or manifestation? Did they make a difference?

We'd love to hear your experiences before we begin.

And don't worry, history lovers! Mich will be back next week as we explore ancient civilisations, lost knowledge, Atlantis and some rather intriguing conspiracy theories.

It's A Small World! - exploring the curious, the unusual and everything in between.

Link to The Magic: https://link.amazon/B064JxUiy