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What are Emotions?
Emotions are considered to be complex experiences that affect both mind and body whilst at the same time having an internal (biochemical) and external (environmental) impact on an individual. Our emotions also involve an impact upon the body which are manifested in behaviour and mood...more
Love
C.S. Lewis wrote the book The Four Loves in 1960. The book uses the Greek language to describe the differences between positive emotions known collectively as “love” which vary in character and intensity. His exposition of love serves to highlight how language often generalise expressions which are on the one hand simplistic and on the other, complex. The four loves are...more
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What Makes Us Happy? Happiness defined is the emotional state within ourselves and towards others responsible for giving us positive feelings
Mind Over Matter:
Hope As A Placebo
Hope acts a placebo, according to Bernard Seigel, MD. I was intrigued by this statement because it seemed to dovetail nicely into this exploration of faith

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Is Anger Always Negative? Our culture and upbringing is likely to influence the way we express our anger
What Are coping Mechanisms? Coping mechanisms are learned patterns of behaviour that we have adopted to enable us to cope
Loss of Hope: Dealing with Depression When you are depressed, you may have feelings of extreme sadness that can last for a long time
In Search of Self Discipline Surely lack of self control isn’t completely disastrous? I do believe spontaneity has its place
Facing Up To Fear Emotions provide important clues as to the state of our inner lives
What is Stress? In a ‘normal’ response the physical effects of stress could be lifesaving. This is the ‘flight or fight’; experiencing fear or threat where our body releases a rush of adrenaline
What is Loneliness? Contrary to popular belief, people living alone are not always socially isolated and therefore affected by loneliness
Emotional Wellbeing: Mental Health? However mental health can be described in a variety of different but complementary ways
Building Emotional Resilience People who are resilient take a realistic and optimistic approach to their circumstances which enable them to problem solve
Forgiveness The person causing the offence can feel guilt or self-righteousness; whilst the offended party is left to feel hurt, disappointment or anger.
Prayer: Medicine for the
Mind, Body and Spirit
From the Christian standpoint, the benefits of prayer are beyond question as it causes the insistent and humble petitioner to seek the mighty and unseen hand of God to intervene in our circumstances.

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