In the last post, we touched on some of the difficult feelings that can come out over the holidays. Today, we’re going to talk about difficult feelings that can be hard to recognise because of the concepts with which they’re associated. Giving and receiving Two things that are supposed to be delightful and generous, leaving [...]
Tags:
Last week, I wrote about the importance of feedback, and how it can make a huge difference towards improving our relationships. This week (it’s still feedback week!) it’s all about giving feedback. This is a huge area, so I’m going to break it up into: Awesome feedback Not-quite-so-awesome feedback, and Unsolicited feedback (i.e. When you [...]
Tags:
I’ve talked a bit about gratitude before in this post but hey, you can never be too grateful for gratitude. THXTHXTHX is a gorgeous website that has left me feeling warm and fuzzy every time I look at it. Described as a ‘daily exercise in gratitude’, this is the concept behind the blog: ‘Leah Dieterich’s [...]
‘If only we’d stop trying to be happy we’d have a pretty good time.’ – Edith Wharton It is one of life’s greatest myths that our happiness is dependent on our external circumstances. Of course, if we’re worrying about our day-to-day survival, then our happiness levels are likely to be lower compared to others who [...]
Tags:
In the past, we’ve all had to become onions. So how can we de-layer and allow more of our true self to come forward? Different fields of psychology recommend different methods for reaching our true selves. These can range from visualisations (‘you are in a forest, walking down a leafy path’ etc.), which require us [...]
Tags:
var gaJsHost = ((“https:” == document.location.protocol) ? “https://ssl.” : “http://www.”); document.write(unescape(“%3Cscript src=’” + gaJsHost + “google-analytics.com/ga.js’ type=’text/javascript’%3E%3C/script%3E”)); try { var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker(“UA-15010735-1″); pageTracker._trackPageview(); } catch(err) {}I just saw this advert. It was made by the Sussex Road Safety campaign to encourage road users to wear their seatbelt. Although it’s short, I found it incredibly [...]
var gaJsHost = ((“https:” == document.location.protocol) ? “https://ssl.” : “http://www.”); document.write(unescape(“%3Cscript src=’” + gaJsHost + “google-analytics.com/ga.js’ type=’text/javascript’%3E%3C/script%3E”)); try { var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker(“UA-15010735-1″); pageTracker._trackPageview(); } catch(err) {}Grateful: –adjective Warmly or deeply appreciative of kindness or benefits received; thankful: I am grateful to you for your help. Expressing or actuated by gratitude: a grateful letter. Pleasing [...]
Tags:Gratitude·health·Journalling·life·Mindfulness·relationships