I hope that spring time brings a new, fresh breeze…i have so much work ahead: need to complete the book chapter for Sage, write the book review for Therapy Today journal, complete my article on focus groups, write up the research proposal, prepare for the workshop i will deliver in Greece, prepare for the Review Panel etc etc…and also deal with so many personal issues, within myself, in relationships and other practical stuff…need to keep a balance amongst everything…I AM more important than anything I am doing or which ever /task i undertake, we need to be careful around keeping healthy…so, March is here…carpe diem

Interesting thought from Baba’s ‘Thought for the day”…grounding us in reality:

“The Ishanatraya (triad of desires) of Dhaneshana, Dareshana and Putreshana (desire for money, spouse and progeny) is responsible for man’s misery. Wealth can never provide permanent happiness. Spiritual wealth is the true wealth. Man is not able to enjoy true happiness due to his greed for money. Yet, he craves for money. No doubt, money is necessary but the wealth you accumulate should be under certain limits. The second is Dareshana. One may marry and have children and enjoy family life for a while. But such happiness is not lasting. It is foolish to think that one can remain happy for ever in family life. The third is Putreshana. There is nothing wrong in aspiring to have progeny but the happiness that results is only temporary. Therefore, none of these can give true and lasting happiness. Know that you do not need to search for bliss outside. It is ever within you”

Yes, it’s true…I shall look/work on more happiness…within

I feel tired but had a very ‘full’ day, my brain feels like exploding-but it was worth it, it was productive!I had many meetings that left me with loads of info and processes to digest and reflect on. I will record the main points of the day, things that worth keeping in mind: … Read more »

1. The ability to recover quickly from illness, change, or misfortune; buoyancy.
2. The property of a material that enables it to resume its original shape or position after being bent, stretched, or compressed; elasticity.

This is a ‘positive’ skill/quality to look at in relation to the topic of cultural adaptation. I also came accross a model about how to approch cross-cultural interviews, using the ‘resiliency wheel’..more can be found by cliching here:The Resiliency Wheel article

Interesting book to look at by Frank Furedi:

BOOK:

Therapy Culture: Cultivating Vulnerability in an Uncertain Age (by Frank Furedi)
Frank Furedi is professor of sociology at the University of Kent, Canterbury. He is also, perhaps, the nation’s best known sociologist, partly as a result of popular books such as Therapy Culture, which has been extensively reviewed in the national press.Frank Furedi is professor of sociology at the University of Kent, Canterbury. He is also, perhaps, the nation’s best known sociologist, partly as a result of popular books such as Therapy Culture, which has been extensively reviewed in the national press.
In Therapy Culture he argues that the language and sentiment of psychotherapy have now spread outside the confines of the clinic, widely infecting society at large. As a result emotional vulnerability has become the defining feature of people’s psychology, leading to a “unique sense of powerlessness.” Furedi questions the widely accepted thesis that psychotherapy as an ideology represents an enlightened shift towards emotions. But is it really the case that people didn’t feel powerless before? … Read more »