Posts tagged with 'coping'
Skydiving with grandad - twelve tips for a courage toolbox
10th June 2021
“Courage is not simply one of the virtues but the form of every virtue at the testing point.” C. S. Lewis “Fear is the mind-killer … I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will …
COVID-19 threat: a dozen useful coping skills
28th March 2020
"Wisdom, compassion, and courage are the three universally recognised moral qualities of men" (and women) Confucius "Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgement that something else is more important than one's fear" James Hollingworth 1.) Values: How we want to respond to a crisis, like the …
Twelve practical suggestions for exploring our character strengths (12): building up specific strengths exercise
16th August 2016
(this blog post is downloadable as a Word doc and as a PDF file) I've recently written three blog posts on how we might use our character strengths more deliberately - see "Twelve practical suggestions for exploring our character strengths (1 to 5): learning, spotting, relationships, and writing", "Twelve practical …
Twelve practical suggestions for exploring our character strengths (9 to 11): jobs, reminders, and meditations
5th August 2016
(this blog post is downloadable as a Word doc and as a PDF file) I've recently written a couple of posts on how we might use our character strengths more deliberately - see "Twelve practical suggestions for exploring our character strengths (1 to 5): learning, spotting, relationships, and writing" and …
Twelve practical suggestions for exploring our character strengths (6 to 8): supports, wellbeing, and new ways
28th July 2016
(this blog post is downloadable as a Word doc and as a PDF file) I have been writing about possible ways of building on the personal character strengths report you can get after filling in the 10-15 minute survey at "The VIA Institute on Character" website. For an initial set …
Twelve practical suggestions for exploring our character strengths (1 to 5): learning, spotting, relationships, and writing
20th July 2016
(this blog post is downloadable as a Word doc and as a PDF file) In his book "Tales of the Hasidism", Martin Buber writes "Before his death, Rabbi Zusya said 'In the coming world, they will not ask me: 'Why were you not Moses?' They will ask me 'Why were …
The "Balanced Measure of Psychological Needs" scale: a helpful contribution to self-determination and wellbeing assessment
16th February 2013
I'm a big fan of Self-Determination Theory (S-DT). For me it's one of the best ways into understanding flourishing and wellbeing. I use the ideas all the time in my work and in my life. The fine S-DT website at Rochester University in the States gives vast amounts more information. …
Reducing risk of suicide: advice & resources for relatives, friends, health professionals & those at risk
5th January 2013
The "Connecting with People" website has the strapline "Promoting emotional resilience & suicide mitigation". On the site's "About us" page, they write "Open Minds Alliance CIC was formally established in 2010. The organisation emerged from a collaboration between Dr Alys Cole-King, liaison psychiatrist and specialist in suicide prevention and Gavin …
Ways of coping: theory & personal experience
25th January 2009
In blog postings earlier this month, I've talked about supporting my Mum after her recent couple of strokes. She's been shipped through three different hospitals and now is more peaceful in a nursing home. It's sad - very sad at times - and it's great that she seems more comfortable, …
Four aspects of helpful inner focus: 2.) nourishing positive states (part A)
29th October 2008
Ten days ago, on this blog, I wrote about "Reducing negative states" as one aspect of a simple model entitled "Four aspects of helpful inner focus" (see below). The model is a method I've evolved to help me organize and think about the many facets of deliberately induced altered states …