Negative thoughts and emotions
Consider that not only do negative thoughts and emotions destroy our experience of peace, they also undermine our health. Original Tweet: https://twitter.com/DalaiLamaPosts/status/504470876067495937 Sent via TweetDeck
Online trolls are psychopaths and sadists, psychologists claim
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/online-trolls-are-psychopaths-and-sadists-psychologists-claim-9134396.html “It was sadism, however, that had the most robust associations with trolling of any of the personality measures,” said psychologists from the University of Manitoba, University of Winnipeg and University of British Columbia in an article published in the ‘Personality and Individual Differences’ journal. It went on to claim that trolls are “agents of…
Julis Vogel
http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/1966/vogel-sir-julius-kcmg Vogel stated three principles of Government policy regarding administration of public works and immigration. Both islands would share in the scheme; there would be no changes in political institutions; and although the need for colonisation was general, the Ministry realised that conditions throughout the colony varied widely. The scheme was intelligent and appropriate in…
Multiple Personalities
http://www.webmd.com/mental-health/dissociative-identity-disorder-multiple-personality-disorder Dissociative identity disorder (previously known as multiple personality disorder) is thought to be an effect of severe trauma during early childhood, usually extreme, repetitive physical, sexual, or emotional abuse. What Is Dissociative Identity Disorder? Most of us have experienced mild dissociation, which is like daydreaming or getting lost in the moment while working on…
Better help for smokers to quit
Better help for smokers to quit. Target: 95% of hospitalised smokers to be offered brief advice & support to quit; 90% in primary care… Original Tweet: https://twitter.com/Akld_DHB/status/504428062381862912 Sent via TweetDeck
Cancer is difficult to detect
Why is pancreatic #cancer is difficult to detect and diagnose early? http://t.co/b9VOvaCdS8 #PancSM Original Tweet: https://twitter.com/theNCI/status/504429420132962304 Sent via TweetDeck
Altruistic action lies in all of us
The potential for altruistic action lies in all of us, and it is possible on a daily basis for anyone. Original Tweet: https://twitter.com/DalaiLamaPosts/status/504433127872557057 Sent via TweetDeck
Look for possibilities
No matter how dark things might get, look for possibilities. They’re always there. ~ @InnerProsperity #mindfulness Original Tweet: https://twitter.com/mindfuleveryday/status/504433554915618816 Sent via TweetDeck
Better Blokes Workshop
Better Blokes annual weekend workshop is to be held on the weekend of 4th, 5th & 6th of October. It has been made possible by a grant from the ANZ Staff Foundation. Contact David on 021 174 9252 or manager@staging.betterblokes.org.nz to book. The motto of the workshop is Survivor to Thriver. The workshop covers: Self…
What Are Dreams ?
Dreams are successions of images, ideas, emotions, and sensations that occur involuntarily in the mind during certain stages of sleep.[1] The content and purpose of dreams are not definitively understood, though they have been a topic of scientific speculation, as well as a subject of philosophical and religious interest, throughout recorded history. The scientific study…