Author: Stuart
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A Craft for All Seasons – 2023 Review
“Research has shown that crafting, regardless of the medium you use, can bolster mood, improve self-confidence, and reduce stress overall. In addition, crafting has also been shown to improve mental agility, improves both gross and fine motor movements, and decrease cognitive decline.” Spectrum Health & Human Services (https://shswny.org/the-unexpected-benefits-of-crafting) Crafting “Protects against neurological decline often associated…
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22nd June 2022
📅 Thought for today: ‘Like music and art, love of nature is a common language that can transcend political or social boundaries.’ — Jimmy Carter #thoughtfortoday #Glastonbury #festival #people #life #planet #nature #happy The Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts opens its doors to the public today. Whilst most people who haven’t been think it…
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21st June 2022
📅 Thought for today: ‘We have long observed that every neurosis has the result, and therefore probably the purpose, of forcing the patient out of real life, of alienating him (sic) from actuality.’ — Sigmund Freud #thoughtfortoday #neurosis #SophieFreud #SigmundFreud #spchology #psychoanalysis #family This morning I read the obituary of Sophie Freud, the granddaughter of…
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20th June 2022
📅 Thought for today: ‘When one with honeyed words but evil mind persuades the mob, great woes befall the state.’ — Euripides #thoughtfortoday #liar #lying #gaslighting #evil #woe #realisation I was reflecting this morning on a client conversation of a few months ago. The presenting issue was one with which we are all familiar at…
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19th June 2022
📅 Thought for today: ‘Once you start making the effort to “wake yourself up” – that is, be more mindful of your daily activities – you suddenly start appreciating your life more.’ — Robert Biswas-Diener #thoughtfortoday #mindful #present #nofuture #nopast #justnow This is my 820th “thought for today” quotation, and just for once, I get…
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18th June 2022
📅 Thought for today: ‘I went to a bookstore and asked the saleswoman, ‘Where’s the self-help section?’ She said if she told me, it would defeat the purpose.’ — George Carlin #thoughtfortoday #selfhelp #selfimprovement #motivation #change #therapy The “self-improvement” market in the USA is around $11 billion of which audiobooks account for $600m. Every year…
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17th June 2022
📅 Thought for today: ‘Communication leads to community, that is, to understanding, intimacy and mutual valuing.’ — Rollo May #thoughtfortoday #communication #community #understanding #values #intimacy #companionship Rollo May was a highly influential psychologist a psychotherapist, and wrote a best seller called “Love and Will”. I was looking for a quote about community and thought his…
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16th June 2022
📅 Thought for today: ‘I have noticed that the people who are late are often so much jollier than the people who have to wait for them.’ — E V Lucas #thoughtfortoday #tardy #late #meetings #professional #jollier #doesitmatter I have a personal value about being on time. It is my value so it is not…
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15th June 2022
📅 Thought for today:‘Daring to set boundaries is about having the courage to love ourselves, even when we risk disappointing others.’— Brené Brown#thoughtfortoday #live #life #adventure #old #change #adapt #learnHow well do you set your personal boundaries?Boundary setting is common practice for therapists and coaches in their work. However, our work is not our life…
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14th June 2022
📅 Thought for today: ‘Don’t live the same year 75 times and call it a life.’ — Robin S Sharma #thoughtfortoday #live #life #adventure #old #change #adapt #learn When I was a teenager, I concluded that “old people” came in two types. There was the dull, boring, unadventurous majority (I included my parents in this…