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Posted in Existential, Health, Humanity, Humor, Humour, Productivity, Psychology, Therapy on Jun 4th, 2009
There was a pile of dog poo on the pavement.
As they walked to work, four men trod in it and messed up their shoes.
The first man felt very sad. He looked at the mess and smelled the smell and said to himself: “You know, this just about sums me up. This always happens [...]
Posted in Health, Mortality, Psychology, Therapy on May 28th, 2009
Sometimes (perhaps especially when on holiday) we often long for an anxiety-free existence. However, in my book, that would be a bad thing. Human beings have powerful emotional systems and anxiety is a natural feeling that arises in response to stress. It is part of the natural flight-or-fight response that have enabled the human race [...]
Posted in Existential, Humanity, Mortality on Feb 10th, 2009
I was surprised by how much it affected me.
The key must have jumped ship on Thursday lunchtime. I locked the office door, walked to my car, and drove home to my afternoon job. But somehow the master-key to the building must have slipped out of my pocket as I got in the car [...]
Posted in Education, Humanity, Relationships, Society on Sep 2nd, 2008
As schools across most of the UK are about to start their Autumn terms, spare a brief thought for the teachers. Although a few of them may have been swanning around for the past couple of months doing nothing but gardening, a few have been using the time to recover from the traumas of the [...]
Posted in Health, Humanity, Law, Psychology, Relationships, Therapy on Jan 6th, 2008
Forgiveness is a conscious decision not to go on holding something against someone. It is a personal decision to let go.
On one level, forgiveness involves voluntary relinquishing a right to retaliate (a cognitive decision), subsequent to an injury. On another level, forgiveness involves some aspect of release or letting go over time (an [...]
Posted in Health, Humanity, Psychology, Therapy on Nov 21st, 2007
What’s your worst nightmare? I daren’t tell you mine. It’s too embarrassing and too scary!
Sometimes we do spend an inordinate amount of time worrying about what might happen, and while some of that is understandable and natural, for some of us there comes a point where it tips over the edge and becomes [...]
Posted in Government, Health, Psychology, Therapy on Oct 11th, 2007
For a few years it felt like it was mentioned on every other radio or television program. It certainly had the feel of being flavour of the month for a long time. Now, at last, the UK government has decided to give it some official recognition to
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