Walking Nostalgia

[onlinecounsellingcollege]

“In life, it’s important to know when to stop arguing with people and simply let them be wrong.”

— Unknown

[navybluetoindigo]

[lasplayaslasmontanas]

From a night spent on a private cove bordering Kenai Fjords National Park. Part 3 - Accommodations.

[thecabinchronicles]

Dear Santa, this.

@nartats, Suttle Lake, OR #thecabinchronicles

[goodwoodwould]

Good wood - sitting on a secluded patch of land in Scotland, just a few metres from the shore of the Sound of Mull, the AirShip is a submarine inspired cabin with a wood-lined interior that keeps up the nautical theme. Quirky but cool AF 🛶🛶🛶

[onlinecounsellingcollege]

“A person who has good thoughts cannot ever be ugly. You can have a wonky nose and a crooked mouth and a double chin and stick-out teeth, but if you have good thoughts they will shine out of your face like sunbeams and you will always look lovely.”

— Roald Dahl

[christmas-winter]

[pipfindlay]

[bibliotheque-la-nature]

[onlinecounsellingcollege]

Why Be Kind?

1. Everyone is struggling in one way or another, and it makes a huge difference when someone’s kind to us.

2. It improves your mood, and enhances self esteem. It is, therefore, good for your own mental health.

3. Kindness is innate – it’s at the heart of who we are. Thus, we’re being more authentic when we choose to be kind.

4. Kindness is contagious and will likely ripple out, so the others in your world will be inspired to be kind, too.

5. It builds connections with others so we feel much less alone, more cared for, more connected, more valued and more loved.

[onlinecounsellingcollege]

Qualities of Highly Sensitive People

In general, highly sensitive people tend to:

1. Be more sensitive to sights, smells, sounds, tastes and smells

2. Be philosophical and more in touch with their spirituality

3. Feel highly uncomfortable when being observed (e.g. by a teacher, a boss, during recitals and performances etc.)

4. Have vivid dreams which they remember in great detail

5. Have a deep appreciation for beauty, art and nature

6. Read other people well

7. Experience very powerful and intense emotions

8. Find it difficult to rebound from strong feelings and emotions

9. Be highly empathic and sensitive to others’ feelings

10. Be hard on themselves, and unforgiving of mistakes.

[jollysportingbear]

“Self worth is so vital to your happiness. If you don’t feel good about you, it’s hard to feel good about anything else.”

— Mandy Hale (via onlinecounsellingcollege)

[autumn-fireside]

Michael Block

[autumn-fireside]

Michael Block

[onlinecounsellingcollege]

“Part of being human is that we can’t go back, we can only hope that if we come across that moment again we’ll do it the right way.”

— Jesse Lacey

[sweet-cider]

[onlinecounsellingcollege]

Errors in Thinking that Create Anxiety

1. All-or-nothing thinking: Looking at things in black-or-white categories, with no middle ground (“If I fall short of perfection, I’m a total failure.”)

2. Overgeneralization: Generalizing from a single negative experience, expecting it to hold true forever (“I didn’t get hired for the job. I’ll never get any job.”)

3. The mental filter: Focusing on the negatives while filtering out all the positives. Noticing the one thing that went wrong, rather than all the things that went right.

4. Diminishing the positive: Coming up with reasons why positive events don’t count (“I did well on the presentation, but that was just dumb luck.”)

5. Jumping to conclusions: Making negative interpretations without actual evidence. You act like a mind reader (“I can tell she secretly hates me.”) or a fortune teller (“I just know something terrible is going to happen.”)

6. Catastrophizing: Expecting the worst-case scenario to happen (“The pilot said we’re in for some turbulence. The plane’s going to crash!”)

7. Emotional reasoning: Believing that the way you feel reflects reality (“I feel frightened right now. That must mean I’m in real physical danger.”)

8. ‘Shoulds’ and ‘should-nots’: Holding yourself to a strict list of what you should and shouldn’t do and beating yourself up if you break any of the rule

9. Labeling: Labeling yourself based on mistakes and perceived shortcomings (“I’m a failure; an idiot; a loser.”)

10. Personalization: Assuming responsibility for things that are outside your control (“It’s my fault my son got in an accident. I should have warned him to drive carefully in the rain.”)

Source: http://www.helpguide.org/mental/anxiety_self_help.htm