LifeMatters Counselling

09/11/2021

“What better thing do we have to do than to make the world a better place, one small step at a time, beginning with ourselves?”
(Jordan B. Peterson)

08/30/2021

“It is not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves. What I generally say is that it’s the sense of the challenge, the attempt to stretch yourself to the utmost and overcome considerable difficulties. If you can do that, then you get a great sense of satisfaction.”

Sir Edmund Hillary (first confirmed summit of Mt Everest in 1953)

08/28/2021

“When I get serious about something, I really want to do it in a way that makes a difference. Life is a privilege. You’re not here just to take up space;you’re here to try to make a difference. I want to do my best.”
John Schaefer, President,University of Arizona, Wildlife Photographer

08/26/2021

This “new” way of understanding “mental illness” associated with the unfortunate daily struggles many have with anxiety, depression, post traumatic stress, and ADHD, etc, is hardly new at all. Many counsellors and therapists have been urging serious consideration of this perspective, because, how a client views their “condition” will largely determine their success of overcoming it, or not. Please give this 6 minute audio clip a few minutes of your valuable time.

What if mental disorders like anxiety, depression or post-traumatic stress disorder aren’t mental disorders at all?

08/20/2021

CNN: Rattlesnakes change their rattle frequency based on nearby threats, a study finds
Wouldn't it be great if humans had rattles? Social interactions would be so much easier (aka ... less frequent).

08/20/2021

You're braver than you believe,
stronger than you seem,
and smarter than you think.
-Winnie-the-Pooh by A.A. Milne

08/14/2021

“Our inner voices often act against us.

Psychologically, we could talk about the well-meaning subconscious. Eckart Tolle speaks of the “pain body.” Zen Buddhism refers to the “monkey mind.”

Whatever we choose to call it, it is real. And it has thrown the wet towel of dismay over many.

“I’m over X years old, and this means….” or “I’m too busy for ……” or “That’s for younger people……”

And these may arrive anytime. If we have learned to focus, we may be blissfully free from the chattering mind. But it may still cast a pall on our lives study at other times. It may affect motivation, time management, or mood.

Maya Angelou said, “I learned a long time ago the wisest thing I can do is be on my own side.”

08/08/2021

Truly said, but treating others, no matter what they do, the way you want to be treated, is always an honourable choice.

08/03/2021

French philosopher Blaise Pascal wrote, “All of humanity’s problems stem from man’s inability to sit quietly in a room alone.”

08/01/2021

Don’t define yourself by what you want, but by what you give.

07/27/2021

The Perfectionist misses a shot at a glorious possibility.

In “East of Eden,” John Steinbeck writes,

“And now that you don’t have to be perfect, you can be good.”

Good is attainable.

Perfect isn’t.

Perfect isn’t even real.

Perfect doesn’t exist.

It never will.

Good can be attainable, real, and beautiful.

Have a “good” day!

Kent