Category: C&M

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

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

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”

BEATING THE BLUES

BEATING THE BLUES

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

I AM ONLY HUMAN

I AM ONLY HUMAN

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

DESTINATION YOU

DESTINATION YOU

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

TEENAGE DEPRESSION

TEENAGE DEPRESSION

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

MY THOUGHTS ON LUCK

MY THOUGHTS ON LUCK

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