From the monthly archives:

November 2009

My Goals For The Next 5 Weeks

November 24, 2009
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The festive season is fast approaching and there are so many events/things that take up most of our time.
I am not sure if this would work out in the long term for each month, but I intend to have a theme for the next 5 weeks. The Christmas season comes with a lot of fun, pomp, pageantry, excitement etc (these are good and lovely), but it also comes with loneliness, dealing with broken relationship, emotional traumas, sadness etc.
Jeremy Payne of the Samaritans once said, “For some people the bright lights of Christmas can actually emphasize any problems they may have.  [...]

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Ingredients For Happiness

November 19, 2009
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I decided to write on this topic after spending a few days studying and writing a few case studies on the correlation between subjective well being and positive psychology.
Don’t panic (laugh!!!!). Subjective Well Being is a polished term coined by psychologists for the word happiness.
What is happiness?
Happiness is a state of well-being and contentment. It could also be a pleasurable, fulfilling or satisfying experience.
Why use the word ingredients?
An ingredient is a substance that forms part of a mixture (in this case happiness). The post in context attempts to list a few ways of deriving happiness from the simple things we [...]

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Dealing With Stress

November 16, 2009
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We’ve come across people; or we could be guilty  of making statements such as I’m stressed, I’m going through so much stress, I’m stressed out, there’s so much work, family, career stress……
I fall into this category at times, but the fact is ‘stress exists !!!.’ One school of thought believes it’s a way of life, the other believes it’s absolutely unnecessary. In my opinion, whatever side of the pendulum you are on, stress is so real and some times it pushes you to success, if managed properly.
On the other hand it could be a MAJOR KILLER accompanied with all sorts’ [...]

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Value Your Self Worth

November 11, 2009
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We all work very hard each day trying to please people, our bosses, friends, family…. (this isn’t a bad thing to do), but I wonder how many times we sit down to think about  our lives, appreciate  who we are and value our self worth.
According to yourdictionary.com, self worth is your worth as person, perceived by you.
The context of this post isn’t to promote selfishness, but rather provide an opportunity to think about who you are and ENJOY BEING YOU. (Yes YOU!!!!)
The concept of self worth and self esteem are similar, with a few differences. In no particular order, here [...]

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I’m sick and tired of life

November 8, 2009
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There are many of us who feel sick and tired of our lives. The phrase sick and tired in the context of this post is an expression or a feeling of discouragement, dissatisfaction and frustration with several issues of concern in the journey of life. You become sick and tired of life, events, people and everything around you when your expectations, needs, goals, dreams etc are not achieved, appear worthless or fall short of your imagination.
The emotional responses to being sick and tired are anger, depression, fear, worry…….. The aim of this post is to offer a few suggestions that [...]

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