mental health
May 17, 2023
Vom Mythos bis zur Psychologie: Das Bett des Prokrustes. Das Bett des Prokrustes ist ein metaphorisches Konzept aus der griechischen Mythologie, das in der Psychologie und Philosophie verwendet wird. Der Prokrustesmythos handelt von einer Persönlichkeit namens Prokrustes, die ein besonderes Bett besaß. Dieses Bett hatte die magische Fähigkeit, sich an die Körpergröße seiner Gäste anzupassen. […]
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May 10, 2023
SUCCESS AND POWER
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Today’s words are SUCCESS AND POWER. Who are you giving your power to? Who will direct your day? Are you the driver? Will it be me, or will I let people and events do it for me? We lose power when we see people or external circumstances take over our lives. We feel overwhelmed and […]
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March 29, 2023
We all know this sentence: The only certainty in life is change. And yet it is the only certainty we do not want to accept. We get too used to what we know and thus feel safe and protected from adversity. And so we create so-called bubbles. These “safety bubbles” are based on our habits, […]
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March 11, 2023
When performing a task that you find highly enjoyable, it is common to lose track of time. This also often happens when, for example, we are intensely absorbed in the rhythm of our favourite songs or doing sport. In all these cases, one is experiencing a state of Flow. The first psychologist to discuss Flow […]
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March 8, 2023
Die Macht der Vorstellungskraft und die eigenen kostbaren Edelsteine sähen. Vision versus Vorstellungskraft: Was ist aus Ihrer Sicht das Größte? Wenn Ihr Traum viel größer ist als das, was Sie sehen, sind Sie auf einem guten Weg; denn was Sie sich vorstellen, ist das, was Sie bekommen. Schauen Sie über Ihre Augen hinaus und stellen […]
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March 6, 2023
First, of course, the spontaneous answer is courage. But it is not courage. When fear enters a person’s mind, it has already won; it dominates everything. Courage. What is it? It is a reaction to fear; when you are courageous, you do something to prevent anxiety from conducting the mental orchestra. But it is fear […]
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November 13, 2022
Biologically, the bond between siblings is inevitable. Some relationships are good and close, while others can be competitive, hostile, and conflictual, and it is therefore easy to think of this relationship in terms of contradictions: on the one hand, cooperation, solidarity and mutual support, on the other hand, competition, the conflict that can trigger mutual […]
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October 31, 2022
Inspire and be inspired…
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Be Inspired and Inspire…(German&English) Eine chassidische Geschichte von Martin Buber Die Äpfel Eine arme Äpfelhändlerin, deren Stand nah am Hause Rabbi Chajims war, kam einst klagend zu ihm: »Unser Rabbi, ich habe noch kein Geld, um für den Sabbat einzukaufen.« »Und dein Äpfelstand?« fragte der Zaddik. »Die Leute sagen«, antwortete sie, »meine Äpfel seien schlecht, […]
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October 10, 2022
Thanks to the internet today, we can share many things. We are connected anytime and anywhere thanks to the internet, especially social networks. We share a lot, but not everything: insecurity, fear, boredom, and sadness are feelings that we hide for fear that they will not be accepted in a world that seems to be […]
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October 7, 2022
Menschen, die ihre Arbeit und sich selbst verlieren Wer Geld verliert, verliert viel; wer einen Freund verliert, verliert noch viel mehr; wer das Selbstvertrauen verliert, verliert alles. (Eleanor Anne Roosevelt) In dem Film Full Monthy beschreibt der Regisseur Peter Cattaneo die Auswirkungen der Wirtschaftskrise in Großbritannien, die zu einer hohen Arbeitslosigkeit geführt hat. Der Film […]
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August 9, 2022
In English and German According to Aristotle, happiness is the purpose of life. (In philosophical language, happiness means the fundamental purpose of life (according to the doctrine of eudemonism). The word happiness recalls eudaimonia, which in turn means the success of your demon. What is your demon? Your ability, your specific one, your vocation, your […]
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July 24, 2022
Grow through adversity and what we can learn from lobsters. I was inspired by Rabbi Abraham J. Twerski, MD (A lifelong Process Growing up) when writing this text. The lobster is a soft mushy animal that lives inside a rigid shell. The rugged body does not expand as the lobster grows. And how does the […]
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