Bad weather hits lower North Island
Snow is possible for Wellington CBD, with a dusting in the south, thunder brewing in the north http://t.co/zQ12urdGVZ pic.twitter.com/ODxHJb1WwZ — Dominion Post (@DomPost) July 6, 2015
Snip 1: Web tips for good mental health
http://www.helpguide.org/articles/emotional-health/improving-emotional-health.htm Do things that positively impact others. Being useful to others and being valued for what you do can help build self-esteem. Practice self-discipline. Self-control naturally leads to a sense of hopefulness and can help you overcome despair, helplessness, and other negative thoughts. Learn or discover new things. Think of it as “intellectual candy.” Try…
NZ Herald – Kindness and a Greek tragedy
Kindness amid Greek tragedy: "I'll never allow a hardworking man to starve" http://t.co/YxrpmVvNqy pic.twitter.com/rwkJDLwYh9 — nzherald (@nzherald) July 6, 2015
Snip: Dealing with difficult people
https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/communication-success/201309/ten-keys-handling-unreasonable-difficult-people 3. Shift from Being Reactive to Proactive Benefits: Minimize misinterpretation & misunderstanding. Concentrate energy on problem-solving. How: When you feel offended by someone’s words or deeds, come up with multiple ways of viewing the situation before reacting. For example, I may be tempted to think that my co-worker is ignoring my messages, or I…
Walking in William Booth’s shoes
Could you walk a day in William Booth's shoes? These are on display at #Boundless2015 pic.twitter.com/5Spba0sKxS — SalArmyMidland (@SalArmyMidland) July 2, 2015 William Booth (10 April 1829 – 20 August 1912) was a British Methodist preacher who founded The Salvation Army and became its first General (1878–1912). The Christian movement with a quasi-military structure and…
Planning to be happy
http://www.businessinsider.com.au/the-secret-to-happiness-could-be-in-your-calendar-2015-6 The key is structuring your days in advance to include activities that are likely to make you happy. The technical term is “prioritising positivity.” For the study, researchers at the University of California at San Francisco and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill recruited 235 participants and measured: how much they valued…
Hamilton “The Peoples Project”
http://www.thepeoplesproject.org.nz/about/the-peoples-project What is The People’s Project all about? The People’s Project has been established because so many people in Hamilton are concerned about people who are living on the streets or sleeping rough. We need a community wide response. No single organisation alone has the ability to solve this challenging problem. People sleeping rough is…
Happiness is an illusion
http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/well-good/motivate-me/69888772/Happiness-is-an-illusion-seek-contentment-instead Given the formidable obstacles to chasing after happiness or promoting its sustainability if we are lucky enough to come by it, what options do human beings have? I have not come across any meaningful approach to this question, even from the unswervingly confident proponents of the contemporary school of positive psychology. So, I espouse…
@HuffingtonPost – why we still need feminism
These comics absolutely nail why we still need feminism http://t.co/zY6UAY6c20 pic.twitter.com/VZbUPvOk63 — Huffington Post (@HuffingtonPost) July 2, 2015 “Feminists get a bad rap as having no sense of humor, and I want to counter that image,” she said in an email to The Huffington Post. Cohen is also the mind behind Gyno-Star, a female superhero…