What’s your relationship with sadness? Do you feel bad or uncomfortable about feeling sad? Do you try to suppress it? Do you sometimes find yourself pretending you’re happy when you’re not? Embracing sadness may actually help you to feel better, and live a happier life. As happier people are more resilient, productive and have better […]
How to Deal With Bad Moods
Sometimes we wake up in a bad mood, sometimes something happens, and sometimes a mood sneaks up on us out of nowhere. So, how do you deal with a bad mood? And how do you deal with other people’s bad moods? Get wrapped up in a mood and you give the mood more power than it […]
Keeping Your Cool When Emotions Run Hot
When emotions are running hot, does it take over your perspective and reasoning? Do you react instantly? Lose your cool and things can easily spin out of control and make things worse. The ability to stay calm and clear-headed in the face of strong emotions and stressful situations is a skill we can all improve. […]
Managing Emotions More Effectively
Do your emotions run wild?
Manchester by the Sea
Navigating through Loss and Grief As I walked into the screening room with a bunch of seasoned reviewers and critics, to watch Manchester by the Sea – I have to confess, I had seen the poster in the tube station and heard that Casey Affleck had just won a Golden Globe for it but I […]
Mindfully Emotional
No matter what our belief, our faith or our political standing may be, we can still get along with everyone. It’s quite a tall order to ask from ourselves, and yet it’s not only possible, but essential, if we want to make our lives meaningful and leave an impact. All it requires from us is […]
Motivation Matters
What’s behind the scene? Motivation matters. Motivation gets us out of bed. Motivation inspires us. Take a few moments to think about what motivates you… why do you get out of bed in the morning? What’s the motivation behind your motivation? What is the motivation behind wanting the job, car, house, holiday or friends? Begin […]
Emotions in Motion
Do you find yourself moving from one emotion to another, from highs to lows and back again? Do you find yourself feeling drained by these ups and downs? Do you make decisions based on an emotional storm and then regret it later? Has it become a habit to react in a certain negative way to […]
Mood Management
A mood is different from an emotional reaction. Emotions are like the waves created on the surface of the lake by the wind. They tend to be reactions to external situations and short lived. Can you count how many emotions you experienced today? A mood is something deeper and it lasts for longer. Moods influence […]
Quit The Quibble
Quibble, Quibble, Quibble…To quibble is to find fault, argue or bicker over unnecessary details. Quibble over the small stuff and the important stuff might get forgotten or left un-dealt with, all because attention gets diverted from the larger and deeper problems. So is quibbling useful or is it just a waste of time and energy? […]
From Mood to Mood
Bad moods happen. There are days when we all feel down! Where no matter how bright and sunny the weather, we’re in a mood. And most of us allow our moods to get the better of us. So, how do you deal with the emotions? Do you eat yourself silly or spend time snapping at […]
The Relationship Equation: A + E = C
Attitude Our attitude is created by our thoughts and influenced by whatever is in our memory. Our attitude determines our outlook, how we interpret what we see and how we act. 2 primary attitudes: 1) The attitude of taking (wanting.) Here our mind is thinking ‘I want…’ all the time. As a result we are […]