| "Bad things
happen to good people and good people sometimes do bad things" |
| "Don't
say why me…say why not me" |
| "Someone
has to be a statistic" |
| "She who
don't ask, don't get" |
| "If you
want something in your life to change you have to do something
different" |
| "You cannot
control anyone else but you can control yourself" |
| "Change
takes time and practice; there are no fast cures" |
| "Remember
this life is not a dress rehearsal you only get one chance so
make the most of it" |
| "You can
if you think you can" |
| "If you
don't like yourself why should anyone else?" |
| "If you
can talk yourself into being miserable you can talk yourself
out" |
| "Suicide
is a permanent solution to a temporary problem" |
| "Love
is about what you do, not what you say" |
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| To
ensure you are involved in a plane crash you have to take a
plane every single day of the year for 26,000 years. |
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| When
you feel yourself becoming anxious, breathe in deeply through
your nose for the count of 4.... and then...breathe out of your
mouth for the count of 5. As you breathe out, consciously relax
your shoulders. Repeat this breathing exercise three or four
times and to feel more relaxed. |
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| Write
your problem out at the top of a sheet of paper. Draw a line
down the middle of the page and write Cost at the top of the
left-hand column and Benefits at the top of the right-hand column.
Write down all the negative things about your current dilemma
or problem under the Cost column and then all the things that
are positive under the Benefits column. Once you have done this
you can evaluate the pros and cons of your situation. |
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| This
exercise can be done in as little as 5 minutes or for as long
as you like. Make sure you are safe and make yourself comfortable.
Then imagine yourself in a walled garden at the time of the
year you like the most. As you wander around you notice an old
fashioned door in one of the walls. You make your way over and
open the door. On the other side is your very own safe space,
anywhere you want, with or without people. This is your special
place where no one can get to you. Enjoy being there and when
ready make your way back to the door, closing it firmly. You
then walk around the garden again and open your eyes when you
are ready. Remember this place is there for you any time you
need it. |
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