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‘Society' has all the power. It tells us what we need to be aiming for and why as well as how. As exemplified in Dr Seuss's The Lorax, we need to be "biggering and biggering" productivity in order to expand and increase wealth. So when the pandemic hit, that was the focus of our leaders. But why do we need biggering? The argument goes along the lines of job creation and wage increases in order to keep people fed and happy. But the reality appears to be more aligned with linin

by EK Wills Do you doubt yourself even when you have achieved goals you set for yourself? Or feel unloved even when surrounded by family and friends? Maybe you think there is something wrong with you because everyone else seems to have to it all together more than you do? These thoughts can form core beliefs that we operate with on a daily basis. In the psychological world, they are called schemas and can be seen as cognitive distortions that effect the way we function and c

By EK Wills Being a talker, my ears always prick up when I learn of ways we connect that help us in life. I read that a… ‘study of people living in Alameda County, California, for example, showed that people who had close friendships and marriages lived longer than those who didn’t. This was true independent of such factors as diet, smoking, and exercise.’ (The Relationship Cure) And this week I learned, that for many years, a hospital in Finland has almost radically treated

by EK Wills Have you ever really asked yourself what you live for? Or why are you living the way you do, right now? And, even more importantly, are you content with what you find out? Some of us do this on a daily basis: some people even call it navel gazing. While others don't take the opportunity and happily or not seem to drift through life. Last year I stepped out of my usual routine and took on a temporary position in another state. My goal was to help finance a trip for

The following tips may be a challenge to practice all of them at once. To help make it more effective, try one a day for the next week while taking note of the last three points every day. 1. Research shows that about 80% of our thoughts have some degree of negative content.. But try singing those thoughts and see if it has the same impact! Try the tune of Jingle Bells or Happy Birthday! 2. The mind loves telling stories: it never stops. Give it a name to distance yourself