You're helping a little one with a jigsaw puzzle and they seem stuck—they just can't fit that troublesome piece. But before allowing them time to figure it out, before offering…
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It's one of those dark days: you're plunged into a black mood, drowning in a flood of thoughts about how worthless and broken you are, about how pointless and meaningless…
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Many of us are plagued by the pressure to find our ‘life purpose’. Maybe we’ve tried different careers, hobbies, interests but none of them seemed to be ‘the one’; or…
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What a magical gift young children are! You're off for a walk with your little companion when suddenly you feel their tiny hand hold you back; you've been stopped mid-pavement,…
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You're doing the dishes, locked inside a torrent of thinking. Suddenly you notice the warmth of the water on your hands, the tightness in your stomach and shoulders, the shortness…
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A loved one is frustrated, angry, maybe fuming with rage. We see their distress and try to 'help' the situation by imploring them to “calm down”, but instead of making…
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It's 1 am and the kids are screaming. Maybe it's teething again, or the fear of the dark; maybe a bad dream, or simply over excitement. But whatever it is,…
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What happens when we feel like a talentless waste of space, a no hoper, a useless failure? Maybe we like to develop the theme further with stories about our worthlessness,…
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You're queuing at the supermarket checkout and the person in front is putting their shopping on the conveyer belt. Suddenly up pops a thought criticising their eating habits, drinking habits…
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