"We camouflage our true being before others to protect ourselves against criticism or rejection.  This protection comes at a steep price.  When we are not truly known by the other people in our lives, we are misunderstood.  When we are misunderstood, especially by family and friends, we join the "lonely crowd."  Worse, when we succeed in hiding our being from others, we tend to lose touch with our real selves.  This loss of self contributes to illness in its myriad forms. "


Posts tagged with 'happiness'

The 5 minute 'Health Read; - Positive Psychology: recent research (December)

10th December 2023

I read a fair amount of research and thought some people might be interested in brief updates on recent studies that I've found helpful. I plan to write an approximately 1,200 word (5 minutes to read) blog post pretty (today's is a little longer!) much every week, highlighting helpful material …

Deepening our enjoyment & appreciation of life

1st October 2018

A sense of meaning, connection to our values and real engagement in what we do are crucial to nourish high wellbeing in our lives … and then high wellbeing feeds back to help us be more vital & effective in what we do. But it’s important too to ‘smell the …

Compassion, wisdom & wellbeing training: 8th session, taking the learning on into our lives

29th March 2018

At our eighth & last session of the Compassion, wisdom & wellbeing training, we reviewed the journey we've been on together over the last couple of months. We looked at what each of us personally had found most interesting & valuable. The weekly reflection sheets that we'd filled in could …

Compassion, wisdom & wellbeing training: 7th session home practice

16th March 2018

These home practice suggestions link with the seventh session of the Compassion, wisdom & wellbeing training. There are seven home practice requests for the fortnight until our 8th & last evening together. 1.) Please would you glance back at the handouts from the seventh session of the course & jot …

Compassion, wisdom & wellbeing training: 6th session home practice

9th March 2018

These home practice suggestions link with the sixth session of the Compassion, wisdom & wellbeing training. There are five requests for this next week. 1.) Please would you glance back at the handouts from the sixth session of the course & jot down further thoughts/feelings on this week's session 6 …

Compassion, wisdom & wellbeing training: 5th session home practice

23rd February 2018

These home practice suggestions link with the fifth session of the Compassion, wisdom & wellbeing training. There are seven requests for this next week. 1.) Please would you glance back at the handouts from the fifth session of the course & jot down further thoughts/feelings on this week's session 5 …

Compassion, wisdom & wellbeing training: 4th session home practice

8th February 2018

These home practice suggestions link with the fourth session of the Compassion, wisdom & wellbeing training. There are half a dozen requests for this next week. 1.) Please would you glance back at the handouts from the fourth session of the course & jot down further thoughts/feelings on this week's …

Compassion, wisdom & wellbeing training: 3rd session home practice

2nd February 2018

There are seven requests for this third week of home practice: 1.) Please would you glance back at the handouts from the third session of the course & jot down further thoughts/feelings on this week's session 3 reflection sheet. What last night felt most interesting & potentially helpful for you …

Compassion, wisdom & wellbeing training: 2nd session home practice

27th January 2018

These home practice suggestions link with the "Compassion, wisdom & wellbeing: 2nd session content" blog post. There are seven requests for this next week. 1.) Please would you glance back at the handouts from the second session of the course & jot down further thoughts/feelings on this week's session 2 …

Compassion, wisdom & wellbeing training: 2nd session content

21st January 2018

So this is the second session of the "Compassion, wisdom & wellbeing: 8 week training". I posted a description of the initial session a few days ago ... "Compassion, wisdom & wellbeing training: 1st session content". This second meeting is also heavily based on the state-of-the-art structure described in the …