Category: C&M

Photo by Greg Rakozy on Unsplash Spirituality is not religion as I always thought it to be. It is not even necessarily connected with religion. It is connected with the individual. It is a journey of self-discovery and finding out, what my earlier articles refer to: – Who you are What is your purpose in […]

SPIRITUALITY OR RELIGIOSITY SOLUTIONS: – A REVIEW OF THE “LIFE OF PI” →

Photo by sydney Rae on Unsplash Thursday August 2, 2012 CLOSE TO HEART By HORACE BRIGHT A professional counsellor shares his personal experiences with depression. As a registered counsellor, I often see desperation and pain etched on the faces of my clients. Whatever counsel that I offer drifts pass them like a fleeting cloud. Their […]

BEATING THE BLUES →

Photo by Ashkan Forouzani on Unsplash As a Counsellor, many times, hard as I try, I find myself thinking about my counselees, wishing that the disturbances to their mental well-being can be addressed effectively. Inadvertently I hold myself responsible for the mental well-being of my counselees. This I know is wrong. Yesterday I attended upon […]

I AM ONLY HUMAN →

Photo by Claudio Schwarz Purzlbaum on Unsplash I have counselled many over the past thirty years, as a friend, a lawyer, a corporate counsel, a social worker and recently (5 years) a licensed Counsellor. Over this period, I have seen many (self-included) who don’t really have any control of their lives. The following statement is […]

FALLING BACK INTO THE CHASM OF DEPRESSION →

Photo by Fuu J on Unsplash When we are aware of disturbing issues which we are concerned will disrupt our daily lives, whether it be money related, health-related, image related, career-related, ego related or whatever else that disturbs our peace of mind, we go through an experience referred to as ‘stress’. The common meaning of […]

AS LONG THERE IS LIFE, THERE IS HOPE →

Photo by Joel Naren on Unsplash At the age of 34, Francis was a computer programmer who was so unhappy with life that he wanted to run away from his frustration of being a loser. He had in fact graduated from a local University in Computer Science and was still in his first job. At […]

DESTINATION YOU →

Photo by Alec Douglas on Unsplash Annie was found strangled and raped and was pronounced dead by police who arrived at the scene. Her post-mortem revealed that she had lost her virginity. There was evidence of rape. The pathologist found no sign of struggle except for petechia (blood spots) on her ears which usually is […]

TEENAGE DEPRESSION →

Photo by Andy Holmes on Unsplash Many years ago I met a wise counsellor, an American of Lebanese descent. As usual, at the end of the conversation I wished him “good luck in his future endeavours”, to my utter amazement he looked me straight in the eyes and said, “I don’t believe in luck!” Imagine […]

MY THOUGHTS ON LUCK →