Packing Up Your Life
While packing and in life, the question “what do I really need?” is such a fruitful one.
Posts Tagged ‘mindful awareness’
Is it OK to Look After Yourself First?
Looking after ourselves has got a bad press: it’s seen as selfish, narcissistic, new age, you name it. But when we are taken through the safety procedures on a plane, we always hear that should pressure in the cabin decrease and air masks drop down, we should always place our own over our faces first before putting them on our children…
Act Now, Regret Later?
Many carry out the pretty irrational act of buying Lottery tickets out of “anticipatory regret”: those who choose the same set of numbers simply cannot bear the thought of them coming up one day when they hadn’t bought a ticket. Anyone out there carrying on doing the best they can in a dysfunctional relationship with a similar mindset?
Thinking Ourselves Into Health (In Housework and in Therapy)
A study shows that just a subjective awareness that we are doing something healthy causes actual improvements in our health. Does this give any clues about how therapy works?
The Counsellor’s Creed, “I cannot be your parent…”
Thoughts on the Counsellor’s Creed, which has been making the rounds. Item 1: I will give you my undivided attention. However, I cannot be your parent, spouse, or lover, nor can I be master or servant. I’m just me, and I’ll be as real as I can.
