Many of us do New Year resolutions. However do we keep them? Research suggests that fewer than 10% manage to keep resolutions for more than a few months. It seems that the main reason these fail is that we set … Read more
When Christmas is not great for everyone
Christmas time. I find it to be the best time of the year. I do not wish to impose, because I am aware that Christmas signifies many things to many different people. Whilst for me, this period of the year … Read more
New Year’s Resolution Part 2/2
Following up on my previous blog related to New Year’s Resolutions, I wanted to expand on the previous points:
- Assess why you would like to change it.
Be mindful of the reason why you would like to change a specific … Read more
New Year’s Resolutions Part 1/2
As each new year approaches many decide to attempt to start new positive behaviours in order to replace ones which are less functional. Many have goals which tend to be the exact opposite of their current behaviour. An example would … Read more
Loneliness in the festive season
Tis the season to be jolly… but is everyone this jolly or happy during the holidays? There’s many reasons why someone would find themselves alone, or lonely, during this period of time. Be it because they do not get along … Read more
What is your dream? Part 4/4
Three of the last themes which obtained 3 % each were power, health and beauty. One dreamer wrote that s/he would like ‘to be the next black president or prince’ which brings about a strong message. This is because … Read more
What is your dream? Part 3/4
Looking at another interesting theme, money , 10%, many dreamers specified what they would want to do with such money like ‘own a Ferrari’ or ‘have a house of my own’. One interesting dream stated that it seems that … Read more
What is your dream? Part 2/4
As regards to the life theme, these dreams were of particular interest as some were not completely in the individuals control like ‘never die’ and even ‘ world peace’. However, others concentrated more on remaining free from the system and … Read more
What is your dream? Part 1/4
This summer, during two major music festivals, the Willingness team set up a tent which was called “Chat Bar“ the idea being to create a safe space for anyone to feel free to talk and lay back from all that … Read more
It will be lonely this Christmas…
It’s the season to be jolly…but is it really a ‘jolly’ season for everyone? During festive celebrations, Christmas songs, gifts and good wishes, we might still find a number of individuals who are hurting and lonely inside. If we stop … Read more