BRAVERY....
You wake
up every morning to fight the demons you fought the day before. And that, my
dear, is bravery.
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Unknown
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Quote: If
they think education is expensive, try ignorance Couch Carter
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Anne Murray 19883 - A Little Good News - President Bush Senior's Fav song.... and ours..
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Adorable....
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Tips for
Dealing with Mental Health Problems
1. Know
what your triggers are – certain people, comments or situations – and try to
avoid those as much as possible. Be especially alert to anything or anyone that
causes your mood to plummet.
2. Focus
on the things you enjoy doing in life rather than on things that create
pressure and stress. Make sure you schedule time for these in your day – even
if it’s only a 10 minute workout or reading a few pages of your magazine or
book.
3. Make a
playlist of favourite songs that lift your mood, or that help to calm your
mind.
4.
Establish a support network – good friends and family members who will be there
for you, no matter what. Don’t be afraid to reach out to, and contact, these
people if you feel you are spiralling down.
5. Choose
to spend time with positive, accepting, nurturing people – and stay away from
people who don’t understand, or are critical of, mental health concerns.
6. Try
and get some exercise as it releases “feel good” hormones and can change the
way you feel. Also, pay attention to the kinds of foods you eat.
7.
Establish and respect your own personal boundaries. We all have limits – and
that includes you, as well. Don’t be afraid to withdraw, or to say “no”. It’s
good to know yourself, and to know when “it’s enough”.
8. Be
gentle, kind and understanding with yourself. Don’t be harsh, unrealistic or
hypercritical. You are fighting a hard battle – so be there for yourself!
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If they
think education is expensive- try ignorance Couch Carter (Ken Carter Basketball
Couch Richmond High School)
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The secret
of change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but on
building the new- Socrates
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Never
look down on anybody unless you’re helping him up.
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Jesse
Jackson
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7 Keys to Happiness
Worry
less; laugh more
Speak
less; listen more
Judge
less; accept more
Crticise
less; encourage more
Fear
less; try more
Take
less; give more
Hate
less; love more.
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How to Find Direction in your Life
1. Keep a
journal where you record all your different thoughts, feelings and ideas. Look
for patterns and consistency – ideas that grab you and get stronger over time.
2.
Explore new passions, interests and hobbies. Some of those will stick and
intensify; others will slowly fade and disappear.
3. Step
outside your comfort zone and try and break with your old routine. That will
lead you in different directions, release creative thoughts, and spark some
fresh ideas.
4. Talk
to people to get different perspectives, and listen to their feedback, and
points of view.
5. Have
the self-confidence to listen to your heart, and work of developing your
creativity.
6. Review
your current goals – and how much they mean to you. Ask yourself: Do you still
feel motivated, energised and inspired?
7.
Surround yourself with people who are optimistic, positive, affirming, and who
want the best for you. Also, it may help to widen your circle of friends as
that helps to uncover different aspects of yourself.
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15 Important Life Lessons
1. Don’t
take yourself too seriously. Learn to laugh at your mistakes.
2. Life
is too short it to waste it on resentments, bitterness or grudges you’re
holding against others.
3. You
don’t have to win every argument and fight. Sometimes it’s OK to just agree to
disagree.
4. Make
peace with your past - then let it go, and move on.
5. Choose
to go after what brings you happiness.
6. Don’t
compare yourself to others.
7. It
doesn’t really matter what others think about you – just live your own life and
be true to who you are.
8. Life
isn’t always fair – but sometimes good things happen, too!
9. Try to
ignore your feelings – and keep taking the next step.
10. Ask
for what you want.
11. Don’t
suffer in silence – reach out for support.
12.
Everything changes.
13. Be
willing to experiment and try something new.
14. The
most important thing is to love and be loved.
15.
Believe that the best is yet to come.
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If you suffer from depression …
1.
Instead of attacking yourself for how you feel, and demanding that you change,
and “improve” who you are, be compassionate and caring and kind towards
yourself.
2. Remind
yourself this struggle is NOT something you chose. It’s something that’s
unwanted, and is hard to fight against.
3. Don’t
look to other people to help, and bolster, you. They also have their struggles,
so their help is limited.
4. Our
feelings are affected by a lot of different things – and that affects our
thinking – so our thinking’s often wrong!
5.
Feelings often hit us for no apparent reason – so if we’ll just be patient, we
may find they’ll change again.
6.
Remember you are loveable and truly valuable. Don’t listen to your feelings,
and the lies you hear them speak.
7. Do
something that distracts you – like some work or exercise – but don’t add too
much pressure while you’re feeling low and weak.
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How to Break Free of Comparisons with Others
1. It
starts with a decision – a decision to live your own life, and be your own
person. That is, respect and value who you are. Believe in your personal
choices and decisions. Don’t live your life to please somebody else.
2. Try
and grasp the fact that we’re all very different and we all want and value
different things. It’s perfectly OK to be someone who’s athletic, or someone
who wants to do well in school, or someone who wants to have a great career, or
someone who is noticed for their beauty and style. Just don’t be swayed by the
opinions of others, or give up your dreams because they’re criticised.
3.
Understand that we all have different beginnings, and different advantages, and
life experiences. You can’t compare your journey with anybody else - your path
and your journey is specific to you. (Also, you may have overcome enormous
obstacles to get to the place you are at today.)
4. Take
the time and effort to find out what you like, enjoy, get a kick from, or are
passionate about. It may help if you travel – or you spend some time with those
who have different views and outlooks from your current social group. (That may
help you discover other parts of who you are – which you weren’t aware of till
you left your group behind.)
5. Think
about the people you tend to hang around. Do they tend to pass comments, or be
highly critical? If they do, it may be hard for you to simply be yourself (as
you know that they will judge you, and talk about you, too). If that is the
case, you may want to change your group, or try to develop some other,
different, friends.
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Wanting
to be someone else is a waste of the person you are.
—
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Kurt
Cobain
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Thx onlinecounsellingcollege at tumblr
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8 Myths
about Happiness
1. I
don’t deserve to be happy.
2. It’s
selfish to want to be happy, or to prioritise your own happiness.
3. Others
will find me irritating, and won’t want to be around me.
4. If I’m
happy something bad will happen.
5. People
will think I am superficial or not very smart. They won’t take me seriously.
6. I’d be
happy if only I could have ….
7. Other
people, or external circumstances, determine my level of happiness.
8. Misery’s
more comfortable than happiness.
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Angry is just sad’s bodyguard.
—
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Liz Palmer
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Depression is like having an abusive relationship
with yourself.
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Unknown
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How to Maintain your Motivation
1. Set
realistic and achievable goals. These should be something that appeal to you as
it’s hard to go after another person’s goals.
2. Think
of meaningful ways to reward your progress.
3. Expect
to have set-backs and encounter obstacles. When that happens, focus your mind
and renew your determination. Refuse to give up.
4. Decide
to remain a positive thinker. Refuse to ever stop believing in yourself. When
you feel discouraged, decide that you’ll fight on.
5. Share
your goals with others, and seek encouragement when you’re finding it hard to
keep going on your own.
6.
Practice saying no to other options and distractions that may seem appealing –
but distract you from your goal.
7. Post
inspirational quotes in places you can see to encourage you to work to achieve
your goal.
8.
Practice self care so you don’t burn out. You need to pace yourself if you are
going to reach your goal.
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6 Ingredients of Good Friendships
1.
Genuineness. Friends “like” each other. There should be nothing fake about
friendship. These healthy relationships are rooted in love, the bonds of which
are trustworthy. It is never about what either party stands to gain, but all
about just having that person in our lives. Friends are dependable and
protective of each other’s interests.
2. Non
judgmental: Friends love you just as you are! Always supportive, a friend’s
business is not to criticize you, tell you what to do and how to do it, instead
friends believe in each other, and have no hidden agendas.
3.
Loyalty. Friends will always have your back! Loyalty solidifies such
relationships. Rarely is there back-biting, gossiping, and spitefulness; true
friends never gloat over your mistakes or snicker when you fall. What makes
friends so priceless is that they stand by each other and are always the first
to lend a supporting hand.
4. Mutual
respect. You are precious just as you are! It’s all about respecting and appreciating
all the differences in character, personality, career paths, etc … and never
wishing the other person was different. Most importantly, “changing” or
“fixing” the other should never be on the agenda. A friend respects your
thoughts even when they do not agree; and never thinks he/she is superior.
5. Open
communication. Talk to me about anything! Unless it’s superficial, friends are
not afraid to discuss deep-seated feelings, thoughts, vulnerabilities, dreams
and fears — knowing there’s trust and love. Friends know how to listen and not
make it all about “me”. You can afford to let your guard down around friends
and simply be yourself.
6.
Forgive and forget. I still love you … regardless! Things are not always
perfect. Yes, there will be misunderstandings and arguments, but friends don’t
let these stand in the way. Friends sometimes make mistakes and even when they
let us down, we are still able to forgive and wipe the slate clean … knowing
that the intention was not really to cause pain. Hardly is there tension,
mistrust, resentment between good friends.
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5 ways to beat loneliness
1. First,
don’t isolate yourself – When you’re feeling lonely it is hard to go out and be
with others who seem to be OK, and don’t really notice how lonely you feel. But
putting up a wall and withdrawing from your friends will only intensify that
sense of loneliness, and will further undermine your self-esteem.
2.
Second, keep yourself busy – Do things that you normally enjoy with others. For
example, listening to a band or maybe going to watch a game … or you could
always try something that’s new, but interests you! That would allow you to
connect in a non-threatening way … as it takes the focus off talking, and off
you.
3. Third,
be kind to yourself - It’s likely that you regularly beat yourself up,
criticise yourself and are unrealistic in the kinds of expectations that you
have for yourself. So what, if it goes wrong? You can always try again – just
learn what you can from the experience. And notice your successes and the times
when it goes well. It’s likely that this happens a lot more than you think!
4.
Fourth, recognise that we ALL battle loneliness at times - You’re not some kind
of freak – it’s actually quite normal. It something we’ve all known and
understand.
5. Fifth,
talk to someone you like and trust – It can really help to talk about your feelings
with a family member, a friend or counsellor. It relieves some of the painful
sense of isolation – and help to get your life back in perspective again.
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