Choose kindness
It’s impossible for you to control someone else’s emotions. Don’t let someone who is angry ruin your day. Choose kindness and act with compassion.
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November 25, 2017
Anger ! by Craig Sunter
The complete list of all life-guiding messages for young people – click the titles for further information
Bully by Sergejs Babikovs
People can feel misunderstood
Angry people are often that way because they feel misunderstood. Taking the time to listen may be enough to change their attitude.
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November 24, 2017
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Be proactive
Reactivity is the enemy of a calm and happy existence. Instead of developing sustainable strategies to address your problems, reactivity forces you to spend your days putting out fires. To solve problems, you will need to be proactive.
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November 23, 2017
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Identify the root cause
Our problems tend to stick around when we treat the symptoms rather than eliminate their causes. Our knee-jerk response to whatever troubles us may provide temporary relief, but the problem will continue to manifest itself unless we can identify the root.
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November 22, 2017
Scared by poqit
You can overcome fears
You can put your fears in perspective, see them rationally, then deal with them. Start small. Once you’ve done this with one of your fears, use this as an example to yourself that you can and have achieved this change, and can use this process to successfully make other changes.
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November 21, 2017
Don't Care by Deornelas4
Ignoring is not resolving
Painful things don’t go away because you ignore them. Negative situations cause negative emotions. It is vital to everyone’s emotional health to work it out and not brush it under the rug.
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November 20, 2017
Garden group by Natascha M
How do I make new friends?
To make friends, try to make yourself go to new safe situations where you will meet people with interests in common. Choose activities that you are genuinely interested in and try to enjoy them – whether it is a Society, sport or even some voluntary work.
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November 19, 2017
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Talk to new people
If you’re in a new school/club/job and feeling lonely, don’t wait for other people to speak to you. Try to talk to people you sit next to, maybe suggest going for a coffee. Say hello, or even just smile, with other people you sit with or pass in the corridor.
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November 18, 2017
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Have confidence in your potential
If you eliminate “always” and “never” from your vocabulary, you will feel less limited and more confident in your potential.
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November 17, 2017
those are strong words for such a weak person by S Packwood
Stories we tell ourselves
“I’m not good enough”, “My parents really screwed me up”, “Things never work out for me”, “I’m too messed up”, “I always make the wrong decisions”, “I don’t deserve success or happiness because…”: these are all stories we tell ourselves.
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November 16, 2017