I was walking with a friend of mine when he suddenly raised the question, “How many positive thoughts do we have in our minds?” “What do you mean by that question? Why is it so important to you?” I asked, very surprised. “I have the feeling that I always have more negative thoughts than positive
Recently, I was talking to an angry parent. He was upset with his son’s behaviour, his marks in school and his lack of desire to achieve any goal. “I don’t blame my son, but I blame my family’s `bad genes’. My son is like my father. How can I expect anything better from my son?
She is a middle-aged, university educated woman, who belongs to the same group I visit almost every week. We have known each other for many years, sharing similar views and approaches to everyday life. It was a total surprise to me when she came to me to make this comment, after my presentation to the
Recently, my neighbor asked me to come with him to a meeting of his support group. The group has no professional facilitator and everyone was welcome to attend and to present a personal opinion on the current topic. As a guest at the meeting, I didn’t say much on the topic of “the process of
It’s very easy, in these stressful days, to lose dreams and expectations. Many things are happening that make burnout a great possibility. What`s going on in the mind when we are under stress, lose our dreams and expectations, and experience other troubles? Under pressure from worries or stress, our mind (brain) works differently than when
At some stage in life most of us will ask ourselves: How do I avoid costly mistakes in life? Do we know the answer? I doubt it. Life is unpredictable and consequently, there is no prescription for not making mistakes! In fact, avoiding mistakes is a stepping stone to peace of mind, but the question
