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That's the Whole Perspective...: Untangling the Twists
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That's the Whole Perspective. Friday, February 4, 2011. My dad died when I was eight, and my second dad died just before I turned eleven. My mum re-married and I had another step-dad by the time I was thirteen - but, although I didn't hate him, I couldn't bear to let him get near me emotionally, as I was convinced that he would die too. so I pulled up the metaphorical drawbridge and hid behind my fists. Was bad. It was, looking back, an act of quiet desperation. But, for all this rage and destruc...One o...
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That's the Whole Perspective...: January 2010
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That's the Whole Perspective. Friday, January 15, 2010. Winter Wildlife Wellbeing Wander. Just before Christmas I organised a '. Winter Wildlife Wellbeing Wande. On Mousehold Heath. This was aimed at individuals who might be easily labeled by negatives; former offenders, unemployed people, alcoholics - or, in some instances, folk with combinations of the above. For me, this offered an opportunity to bring people together to do something positive and life enhancing (albeit, a bit chilly at times! As we at...
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That's the Whole Perspective...: December 2009
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That's the Whole Perspective. Monday, December 21, 2009. Norwich Cathedral - a WellBeing resource. I always think that the Five Ways are best illustrated retrospectively; that is, once they have been experienced. Accordingly, I was able to draw out the following elements to our experience within the cathedral:. We came together to share some quality time and explore this building together. We were able to appreciate the beauty of this special place, and were also invited to slow down and look within.
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That's the Whole Perspective...: February 2011
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That's the Whole Perspective. Monday, February 7, 2011. BBC Radio 4 - In Pursuit of Happiness. Here's a chance to listen to a really interesting - and not uncritical - discussion of wellbeing, aired last Friday on Radio 4. This will only be 'live' for a few more days, so listen whilst you can. In Pursuit of Happiness. Labels: Thats the Whole Perspective. Friday, February 4, 2011. I have a torn photo of me as a toddler gently stroking a sparrow with my pudgy hand. All too soon this soft hand, expressi...
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That's the Whole Perspective...: September 2009
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That's the Whole Perspective. Tuesday, September 29, 2009. GIVE - Being Kinder to Myself. One of the Five Ways to Wellbeing is GIVE. This is the notion that we can have a positive effect by changing how we behave to each other - being kinder, more generous, more understanding, more empathic. I also think that this applies to how we think of ourselves. For instance, today I had a difficult day, where a project I had helped initiate had a very. Five Ways to Wellbeing. Random Acts of Kindness. Guestbook - Y...
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That's the Whole Perspective...: Valuing Each Other
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That's the Whole Perspective. Wednesday, March 17, 2010. I have also talked about the Five Ways to Wellbeing with this group, and they were all very interested. I think that if you give folk a practical and understandable set of principles (a 'toolkit') then they may be able to develop the personal resources to develop emotional resilience, even during these hard times. Five Ways to Wellbeing. Thats the Whole Perspective. Your Aim Your Gain. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). View my complete profile.
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That's the Whole Perspective...: April 2010
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That's the Whole Perspective. Monday, April 26, 2010. I felt well being a Human Library Book. Today I had the opportunity to be a 'book' for the. A Human Library is, ". A mobile library set up as a space for dialogue and interaction. Visitors to the Human Library are given the opportunity to speak informally with “people on loan” this latter group being extremely varied in age, sex and cultural background". See Human Library.org. I was using three of the 5 wellbeing 'ways' - namely, give. The Human Libra...
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That's the Whole Perspective...: November 2009
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That's the Whole Perspective. Wednesday, November 25, 2009. Living a way of life that is unsustainable, and doesn't actively give value to happiness, contentment, creativity and fulfilment, requires the creation of a new 'common sense'. Wellbeing activists are involved in being part of a profound practical exercise of revaluation. We propose that, actually, it's important to recognise and celebrate the whole person. It's vital that we. The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their. I'm h...
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That's the Whole Perspective...: BBC Radio 4 - In Pursuit of Happiness
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That's the Whole Perspective. Monday, February 7, 2011. BBC Radio 4 - In Pursuit of Happiness. Here's a chance to listen to a really interesting - and not uncritical - discussion of wellbeing, aired last Friday on Radio 4. This will only be 'live' for a few more days, so listen whilst you can. In Pursuit of Happiness. Labels: Thats the Whole Perspective. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). View my complete profile. Giving and Getting Pages. Get: Conversation with 'Stranger'. NEF Five Ways to Wellbeing.
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That's the Whole Perspective...: November 2010
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That's the Whole Perspective. Friday, November 12, 2010. Copywrite: Francesca Arnold, 2010. In the past I have been guilty of perhaps underplaying the value of emotional resilience. Following the research in the Foresight report, ' Mental Capital and Wellbeing. We can picture our minds as being like bank accounts in the following sense. Instead of panicking I walked back towards the irate parent and apologised thus:. These daily interactions are the stuff of which our lives and societies are made from...
