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The Practice of Savouring
Can lingering by the flowers a moment longer, or sinking into the aroma of your coffee boost your resilience and help you to recover from stress? Positive Psychologists think so
When bad feelings do good: Part 2, anxiety
Anxiety can feed anxiety and it can quickly become overwhelming. So take a pause, and get to know it a little better. You might discover that it is not quite the demon you think, and having realised this, it might become possible to work with it - or at least tolerate it more.
When bad feelings do good: Part 1, anger
Anger has its place and can even be useful at times. Without acknowledging this, you can slip into defensiveness, inadvertently feeding your anger to the point where it is much less likely to be useful. This post is about having a more nuanced and non-judgemental approach to your anger, making you more able to listen to, harness, direct, manage or diffuse your anger.