Compare and Despair?
How many times a day do you compare yourself to someone else and decide you’re not as good as them?
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How many times a day do you compare yourself to someone else and decide you’re not as good as them?
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There is always uncertainty and change going on – sometimes we forget that. But unusually, at the moment, it’s happening to all of us at the same time. Many of the things we had planned for ourselves just aren’t happening or are happening quite differently. Sometimes it can feel tiring. Sometimes we imagine the worst will happen
We may be grieving over things that might have been but aren’t. The things we wish we could do but can’t. The people we wish we could hug, and they aren’t here. For me, I’ve had it relatively easy, and at the same time, how I wish that my son had been able to move over from Canada as planned. Now jobs may be harder to get and maybe he’ll just stay put.
Some of you have way more to deal with than that.
For me, the most useful thing to remember in all of this is what’s within my control and what isn’t. And how do I want to deal with the uncertainty?
(more…)Hello from Pippa - Isn't it interesting that how we use our thinking during any given day will physically affect our brains? I wonder if you've come across Loving Kindness…
How can we best help ourselves in this time of uncertainty and potential health risks?
Is there someone in your life you really struggle with?
Maybe someone at work or at home.
This exercise uses our brain’s ability to see things from different perspectives. It’s a powerful mechanism unique to humans. Let’s see if it can help you feel differently about the particular relationship you are having trouble with.
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You know what it’s like when you learn something new. Might be exciting. Might be scary. It will almost certainly be uncomfortable and potentially embarrassing when you start out. You may think: I can’t do it/ it’s not worth it/ I never really wanted to do it anyway
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Louise used to get anxious about all sorts of things, including getting in taxis and getting on aeroplanes. She did the Lightning Process 2 years ago particularly for her fear of flying because she had a family wedding in Jamaica to get to. Well, she loved the course and went to that wedding and sent us a great picture from Jamaica s few months after the course.
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