Archive for the ‘Mental’ Category
Monday, March 8th, 2010
The number of men applying for teacher training has risen sharply because of the recession, says the body responsible for training teachers. There was an over 50% rise in the number of men applying to be primary school teachers; see http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/8550506.stm for the story.
I have to ask myself whether the ...
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Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010
I can't remember where I heard this little tit-bit but it is one I always recall it whenever I have to tell someone I am an atheist.  In the story, a Muslim man asks a Christian man why is it he (the Christian) is afraid to die if he truly ...
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Friday, February 26th, 2010
"By far the most important lesson travel teaches you is that your time is all you really own in life. And the more you travel, the more you realize ..... the satisfaction you get from finding new experiences, meeting new people, and learning new things about yourself.....the best experiences in ...
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Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010
It struck me very strongly this week that in the week that Auschwitz survivors mark Holocaust Memorial Day (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8482760.stm), I happen to be reading Viktor E Frankel's "Man's Search for Meaning", Dr. Frankel was an Auschwitz survivor. In the same week, news coming out of the disaster in Haiti cumulated ...
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Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010
Those who face that which is actually before them, unburdened by the past, undistracted by the future, these are they who live, who make the best use of their lives; these are those who have found the secret of contentment.
Alban Goodier
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Sunday, December 6th, 2009
Most of the time I don't have much fun. The rest of the time I don't have any fun at all. - Woody Allen (1935 - )
It would appear that I have a psychological need to insert a break between work and home and that break requires the some intake ...
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Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009
"Never hold on hoping that you will benefit from someone else's dream - it inevitably means your dreams don't come true" Ben Ellis 2009
In the next few days will be the 7th anniversary of the time I ceased being an employee and became an entrepreneur, an employee owner of a ...
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Tuesday, November 10th, 2009
 A six-part factual series, presented by Lorraine Kelly and Angus Purden, on Scottish TV will raise awareness of some of the most common emotional health issues, and show the contributors, and those watching at home, what they themselves can do to improve their lives.
http://entertainment.stv.tv/tv/130440-make-me-happier-programme-overview/
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Friday, October 23rd, 2009
It is quite amazing just how many people take expert advice at face value, even the Government does it. When I mention that I was walking as exercise, people look at me like I have lost it. And yet, walking is good exercise and a few keep fit sites do ...
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Thursday, October 22nd, 2009
After a 12 day break from walking in the morning, I returned to experience the full colours of Autumn in the trees and on the grounds. I may not like the cold and wet but I do find the colours so much richer and I love it.
With my foot feeling ...
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Wednesday, October 21st, 2009
A monologue from an ex-alcoholic. It is worth watching because for once a 'famous' person tells it straight.
Do you wonder if what he says at the end makes sense? Some of us seem to be able to drink, some of us do not.   A study has shown that having a ...
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Wednesday, October 21st, 2009
Another way to break bad habits, dependencies and addictions is with a little help from your friends. Whereas alcohol dependency is likely to be hidden, nicotine addiction is usually more open and people around you are more willing to accept its very addictive nature.
I stopped smoking just over 2 ...
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Monday, October 19th, 2009
I just sort of naturally settled down to 4 to 6 drinks a day (night) and I usually have the higher number if I stay up later - now usually a Thursday night and a Sunday night which is when a number of TV programs I enjoy. The other nights ...
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Saturday, October 17th, 2009
During the following period, I have taken up exercising again, walking to
work and on some days walking back, rewarding myself with a pint or two at the local pub when accomplished prior to arrival home. In the early part of the period, I tried to reinforce my talk and motivate ...
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Saturday, October 17th, 2009
One Sunday morning after a particular heavy Friday and a light, by my standards Saturday, I got up and went to 'work', hung-over. That's where my family though I was going and I did go to the office, to get away from everything. I took with me a dictation machine, ...
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