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02/05/2022

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24/10/2018

02/09/2018

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06/01/2018

People are responsible for their own behaviour. A high degree of mental health cannot be achieved by blaming the past or outside forces. Behaviour involves and, for most people choose some form of self-destructive behaviour in a misguided attempt to regain control over their poorly controlled and frustrating lives (Glasser, 1999). The main reasons for choosing self-destructive behaviour are that it is a form of restraining anger, attracting help, and avoiding the real issue...

05/01/2018

People can find meaning in life (Frankl, 1988):
1. By what they give to life (creative values)
2. By what they take from life (experiential values)
3. Through the stand they take toward fate they can no longer change (attitudinal values)

15/03/2017

Morning dear friends.
Please receive the above status as a skeleton of what is overflowing in my heart. With the help of the Holy Spirit, I will keep posting weekly updates on the topic until the Lord instructs me to stop.
Watch this space!
Have a fulfilling day.

15/03/2017

GUIDELINESS ON DAILY PERSONAL PRAYER BASED ON 1 Thes 5:23

Pray that the Lord may sanctify you completely so that your whole being May be preserved at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

1. Ask the Lord to cleanse and purify you with the Blood of Jesus - your BODY - All its parts / organs. Ask for cleansing of all systems, naming them as they come to mind (Digestive, Respiratory, Reproductive, Nervous, Skeletal, Endocrine, Urinary etc).
Then dedicate your body as per Romans 12:1

2. Submit your SOUL (Mind, Emotions and Will) to the Lord. Ask Him to transform your MIND (Phil 2:4-9) - Pray for Selflessness and Humility. Ask Him to sharpen your intellect and that your reasoning may not fail you at any stage.
Further ask Him to help you with your EMOTIONS so that they may not govern your life, but that you may be led by the Holy Spirit. Ask the Lord to remind you through the Holy Spirit, to pray when suffering and to praise Him when cheerful (James 5: 13). Ask Him to help you to always use your emotions constructively, including guilt and anger.

Submit your WILL under His. Pray that the Holy Spirit may continue to reveal to you what is acceptable to Him (Ephes 5: 10). Tell Him that you want to do His will here on earth as it is done in Heaven. Tell Him you believe and accept that His will is best for you..

3. Submit to the Lord your SPIRIT (Intuition, Conscience and Communion with God).
Ask God to sharpen your INTUITION (6th sense), that He may reveal in advance things that may negatively affect you personally and those around you. Ask Him to prod you to pray relevantly everytime, according to the need of the moment, without having to be told by others.

Further pray that the Lord may keep your Conscience very sharp/strong, for it is the gentle voice He uses to say "NO / STOP IT!". Pray that He may help you to be obedient to this voice and never to grieve the Holy Spirit when He reprimands you. Pray that you may always be ready to repent and leave sin ALTOGETHER.
Further pray that the FELLOWSHIP He has called us to enjoy with Him may not be broken at any stage. Ask Him to help always remember Who God the Father is to you, Who our Lord Jesus Christ is to you, as well as Who God the Holy Spirit is to you. Tell Him how you appreciate the different roles the Trinity components play in your life, as they usher you to better relationship with Him daily.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS ONLY A GUIDE....
THE HOLY SPIRIT WILL DEFINITELY REVEAL MORE AS YOU PRAY...

09/03/2017

This morning I again realised there is a lot we can learn from nature.
The productive life of this tomatoe plant is now coming to an end. If it could reflect on its past, it would be proud that it PRODUCED SO MUCH while it still could. The plant gave us more than 50 beautiful tomatoes. Even those that seemed not so beautiful have to die first before getting another chance of being used as seed, this getting an opportunity of being productive.... imagine how many seeds each tomatoes has!!

In John 9:4 the Bible says " I must work the works of Him that sent me while it is day. The night is coming, when no one can work".

The last stage of the human life cycle encompasses old age and retirement from the productive years of life. The conflict here is between combining, integrating and appreciating one's life experiences or being bitter, resentful and negative. The positive outcome of this last stage in life is an acceptance of one's self and one's life without bitterness and regret, and coming to terms with the approaching finality of life.
The negative outcome, on the other hand, is a feeling that life was wasted - a basic discontentment with one's life, one's self and others.

This stage is characterised by fear of death and regression to childhood dependency.

We need to understand that our productive life will some day come to an end... Let us work whilst it is still day time.... BUYEZA UBUSUKU!

14/10/2016

DISTRESS is the negative or destructive outcome of stressful events.

Instead of short-term effects, there will be physical and emotional signs to signal that pressure has turned into stress.

The following list shows SOME of the more common physical and behavioural symptoms of the stress process (adapted from S. Coetzee, 2008):

PYHSICAL OUTCOMES (including Medical)

• Altered sleep patterns, e.g., difficulty
getting to sleep, early waking
• Bowel disturbance, e.g. diarrhoea, constipation
• Lethargy
• Breathlessness, bouts of dizziness,
light-headedness
• Tiredness
• Headaches
• Nervous twitches
• Muscle tension, e.g. neck pain and back pain
• Indigestion and heartburn
• Nausea
• Heart disease and stroke
• Cancer
• Arthritis and other musculoskeletal conditions
• Diabetes mellitulus
• Lung disease
• Skin disease
• Chronic fatigue syndrome
• Liver cirrhosis and other alcohol-related
diseases

BEHAVIOURAL OUTCOMES

• Irritability and aggression
• Anxiety and apprehension
• Poor decision-making
• Pre-occupation with trivia
• Inability to prioritise
• Difficulty in coping
• Mood changes and swings
• Difficulty in concentrating
• Deterioration in recent memory
• Feelings of failure
• Lack of self-worth
• Isolation

ADVICE

As the saying goes, prevention is better than cure. Stress can be prevented at three levels:

Level 1: Protection of health
Eliminate or reduce impact of risk factors before distress or disease occurs.

Level 2: Early or first detection of distress or disease
Promptly engage in early interventions to correct deviation from health – SEEK HELP!

Level 3: Therapy
In an effort to treat the symptoms of possibly advanced stages of distress, SEEK HELP! This will help alleviate discomfort and restore effective functioning.

MAKE USE OF EMOTIONAL OUTLETS
LOOK AFTER YOUR SPIRITUAL HEALTH!!!

GOD BLESS YOU
EGCES PSYCHOLOGY PRACTITIONERS