A better life – Do I need one?

A better life?

By Stephen Russell-Lacy It doesn’t matter who we are, there is always something going wrong from time to time.   The central heating boiler packs up, family discord breaks out, or an illness starts up.  Most of us are sometimes tempted to throw up our hands in dismay.  Why can’t I have a better life? After … Continue reading A better life – Do I need one?

Chronic pain – Why be optimistic?

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The management of chronic pain is one of the most widespread and difficult challenges facing health care professionals. Most sufferers believe there is a physical cause for their problem even though sometimes the cause isn’t found. They tend to regard any psychological or spiritual approach with scepticism. Actually, it is probably true that such practices … Continue reading Chronic pain – Why be optimistic?

Challenging situations – How to respond spiritually?

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Life can be a pain. You may have to deal with difficult people, stressful circumstances, conflicting ideals, and ethical dilemmas. Feeling tested by a life that is challenging is not pleasant to experience but rather unsettling. People often struggle inwardly when they are obliged to face their own human limitations I would suggest that you … Continue reading Challenging situations – How to respond spiritually?

I hate life – How can I feel better?

I hate life

There’s a lot about life I rather dislike e.g. crime, bad parenting, shoddy goods in the shops, bad-tempered colleagues, dishonest politicians, and the list goes on and on. I bet at some point we all have wanted to blame misfortune, fate, or life itself for not giving us what we think we need. Feeling disgruntled … Continue reading I hate life – How can I feel better?

How can I swallow the bitter pills of life?

Bitter pills of life

People who moan about the bitter pills of life can get you down. For instance I don’t like Lawrence. He is the sort of individual who you may also know. Someone who comes across as a bit of a moaner and much to my embarrassment is not slow to criticise even his own children behind … Continue reading How can I swallow the bitter pills of life?

Misfortune – Why does everything go wrong?

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Most people suffer at least one misfortune during a lifetime, but if you have been experiencing a series of things going wrong, — for example losing your career, partner, home, and social standing — then perhaps you should be asking if there is something going on here you really need to know more about? No … Continue reading Misfortune – Why does everything go wrong?

Disappointment — How to get over it?

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Michael Phelps was the most decorated Olympian swimmer of all time. To most people for someone with his ability anything less than several gold medals would have been a disappointment. But  do they not need to learn a lesson about life? “If I bring back only one gold, people are going to say it’s a … Continue reading Disappointment — How to get over it?