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Are We Working for Living, or are We Living for Working?
By: Zita Fekete    Tuesday, Mar 20, 2012
Conditions: balance
As a last argument in a debate, my best friend asked her husband: - “Are we living for working or are we working for living?” You can guess; the argument was about how much time they spend with working and how much they have left for the family. How many of us are in the same situation? The economy is quite challenging lately, we want to maintain, even flourish our businesses, no matter if they are currently small or large. We try everything what we can to make it happen; but for what price? The kids graduate before we realize they have grown up from toddlerhood, or we ran out of ...Read More
The One and Only Does Exist?
By: Zita Fekete    Tuesday, Mar 20, 2012
Conditions: relationship
In my opinion, this concept is the product of western civilization which assumes that you simply have to find your “true love”, progress your way through to the wedding ceremony; then you are primed to live “Happily Ever After”. The main emphasis is on the choice: you choose “The Right One”, later in the courtship you might be confronted with complications, but undoubtedly everything will quickly turn into roses at the “I do.” The opposite can be found in other cultures. For example, in India the respective parents arrange marriages sometimes ...Read More
The Magic of Dreams
By: Zita Fekete    Tuesday, Mar 20, 2012
Conditions: uncertainty, doubt, indecision, imbalance
‘…I was by the cosmetics, standing before the mirror and trying to pull off a tiny piece of dead skin from my face. Instead of coming off, it pulled more skin with it. I wanted to get rid of them too, which pulled even more… and a bigger piece, one after another and it just wouldn’t stop. Slowly my naked face stared back at me with the pure muscles exposed without any layer of skin remaining. A cosmetician appeared behind me and nonchalantly stated: You will recover soon...’ I woke up and immediately realized I should have been in shock or at least scared but I  ...Read More
How to Find Peace
By: Debra Goldman    Thursday, Mar 01, 2012
Conditions: stress, anxiety
Peace is the experience of those moments when “all feels right with the world and oneself”. You sigh in relief and relax in a treasured moment. All thoughts and feeling seems to be quiet and an inner joy and contentment comes with the silence. If you experience this then you will seek it again. These days everyone is searching for peace. You may want a break from the pace and pressure of your life. From everyday stresses at work, home or simply the pressure you put on your self. It takes a toll. How can you experience more peace in your life? Here is a list that can lead you to ...Read More
How to Stop Guilt and Perfectionism from Creating Stress:
By: Debra Goldman    Thursday, Mar 01, 2012
Conditions: guilt, perfectionism
Most of you are aware of how to manage stress in concept (take a walk, do yoga, meditate, and play and so on). You may not know what will work for you. Often you know what you want to do, but find you don’t follow through. Two common obstacles to putting your plan into action are guilt and perfectionism. If you feel guilty taking the time for stress management. 1. You may find yourself thinking it is a waste of time /money energy. 2. Find a phrase to replace the guilty thoughts when they arrive. For instance think,” My peace of mind is essential for things to run smoothly in my ...Read More
What is Intuition-Enhanced Psychotherapy? Audio Interview
By: Joseph Eliezer    Sunday, Feb 12, 2012
Rooted in long-practised psychodynamic psychotherapy and enhanced by the use of intuition, this style of counselling helps clients find relief from a wide range of challenges. Click here to listen to Joseph Eliezer's interview on Intuition-Enhanced Counselling and Psychotherapy on BBC Persia. This interview is in English.Read More
When it's Time to See a Therapist
By: Deaner Cheryl    Thursday, Jan 12, 2012
Summary: There is an old misconception in our society that one has to be “desperate” to see a psychotherapist – that if one is working and appears to be functioning, that is all one should hope for. Yet when the quality of one’s emotional life is being compromised, it can be an act of self-love to seek support from a trained professional. When It's Time to See a Therapist Mike knows these are supposed to be the best days of his life. After all, he lives in San Francisco, dates occasionally, has a job, a routine at the gym and friends to hang out with on the weekend. ...Read More
Reflections on Children and Intuition
By: Joseph Eliezer    Tuesday, Jan 10, 2012
Sometimes, inspiration arrives at odd times and under peculiar circumstances. Watching a disagreeable movie that featured a kid with an imaginary friend the other night, as an example, directed the flow of my thoughts towards the topic of children and intuition. It got me out of the movie theatre and inspired me to write this exploratory article. Intuition has long been a subject of a particular interest for me since I’ve had a strong connection to my intuition from the time I can remember myself. Throughout my adult life, I’ve come across many of stories, personal and published, ...Read More
Self-Love: A Responsible Ingredient for Loving Relationships
By: VitalityLink Finder    Monday, Jan 02, 2012
Before you can love and accept someone else, you must love and accept yourself. According to this well-known principle, self-love is noble if not necessary for a fulfilling life. So why does the idea of acting from self-love make many of us cringe? Taking the reprimanding sting out of self-love is one of the therapeutic goals of marriage and family therapist Mary Robinson, MA, LMFT. Many people think self-love is selfish, when it's actually just the opposite, said Robinson, who has more than 20 years' experience as a psychotherapist. When we receive our own attention and loving care, we ...Read More
Finding Your Other Half
By: VitalityLink Finder    Saturday, Dec 31, 2011
The word canard comes from a French expression which means to half-sell a duck, in other words, to make a fool of someone. A canard is a ridiculously false report, a fabrication.The first canard is couples have to work at marriage, that hard work can make a marriage work. Isn't that more than ridiculous? Isn't that a contradiction in terms? If you love strawberries, did you have to work at loving strawberries You don't have to work at being with the one who's right for you. Right halves have a natural understanding. The whole vocabulary of their relationship, their language, is different. ...Read More