Wilderness Therapy - A Unique Approach

My daughter suddenly said aloud that time flies so fast. She’s behind me that time so I didn’t figured out why she said that. It’s unusual for Ruth to say such things when it finally dawned on me that they only have one week to finish classes before graduation. And maybe she’s dreading the time that she wouldn’t see her school friends in school. Dear daughter is feeling a little sad that her closest friends will study far from her school. Oh well that’s kinda lonely for me too when I graduated from high school and college.

Well think about the time that’s passing and when I looked back it’s already 8 months since I resigned and left my office employment. I remember the times when I’m not sure of my real final stay in the office as my boss keep on prolonging my months. It was a stressful period for me. At the same time that my employment is on a hanging level I was busy with almost every thing in my life; my Mom became blind and needed my full attention; there’s no one to look after my kids and my daughter is transferring to another school. The hardest of all is I don’t want my work anymore and the new procedures being implemented. I feel the room is closing down on me without an air to breathe. That’s how the stress affected me and what I needed right then was a time for myself to pray, think, plan and act.

Mothers are the most stressed person in the world although they have the power to convert stress to anything positive. Even if they’re tired they can erase the tiredness with just one compliment from her family about her cooking and caring. We should really have a ME time to replenish our lost energy and to revive the bubbling person inside ourselves. We should be able to pause and have time to walk without hurry, go shopping without a list of family’s errand, read a book quietly without interference and do anything that pleases our heart not anyone else at least for a certain time we have to think of ourselves.

Not only mothers like me experience things like these because even the young ones sometimes go through the same ordeal that adults are going through. I even read a magazine that tells a story of a teenager who is so depressed with her life because she was stressed out by the expectations of her parents. She even tried to kill herself because she's a failure. Situations like this should be approached by wilderness therapy which offers a different approach of providing outdoor education and therapy through their activities in the outdoors. With the help of dedicated professional therapists they will learn how to express themselves fully, communicate better with fellow teenagers and learn how to deal with their problems with controlled emotions and a positive approach without violence.

This system is quite new to me and I only learned it now but its uniqueness makes me delve further into Pacific Quest’s very unique approach to solving and treating such cases of teeners. With their proper guidance and therapy in dealing with the participants and using outdoor means like the organic farm I’m very positive that it should bring out positive results that will benefit all participants.

Read more...

Persuading Other People

You Persuade People Through Emotion

You hate to admit it, but people make decisions with their hearts. Their heads don't play much role in the equation.
So even though you are cool headed, you know you have to be warm hearted in order to convince people you're right.

You craft your words carefully. You speak to inspire, motivate, and stir up emotions.
You know that once someone wants to be on your side, they'll figure out their own reasons for why.

How come most of what has been said above is really like the real me :-) I'm very careful with my words when I want to persuade someone but still I don't lie just to persuade. I just want the other party to see it my way that's why i choose my words very carefully. When it comes to speaking I really meant to inspire others and not just talk for nothing because I also want to motivate others to what I'm telling them to try or to do. Well with what I'm doing to them I know I can stir up emotions.

Read more...

Gears for Your Little One

Babies are a welcome addition to family and with them comes countless joys of seeing them grow up slowly. As such you want to give them the best that you can afford to let them enjoy small pleasures and convenience in life. When you have new baby in your family you try to buy lots of gear for them starting from the first month to succeeding months of their growing up stage. We have two little baby girls here in our compound and they bring so much joy and happiness to us everyday. Sophia or Iya as we fondly call her is a bubbling baby girl of my niece who turned five this month and as early as now she likes to play and crawl in her crib until she sees someone she likes to go with and she’ll stare and laugh at the same time so she’ll be freed from her crib. She’s a very happy baby and she always smile at whoever called her especially when it’s me.

I’m so fond of her and she reminds me of my Gen when she’s still a baby. They have some similarity on skin, face and the chubby look. When Iya was just two months old her Mom and Dad used to bring her while she’s on her stroller. They use her pram to bring her to a park or when they’re in the mall so she’ll be safe lying on her pram/stroller. Now that my niece is currently living within our compound and Iya want to be in her crib most of the day they used her stroller when they go to a park in the early morning.

You really have to own these gears for the baby’s comfort and convenience but shopping for them can be tasking as you want to see all designs, sizes, brands and make before you make your purchase. If you do that you’ll have to walk in the mall to visit plenty of stores and compare. That’s the difference of online shopping because you don’t have to go out of your house to search, compare and buy all the good and nice things you want for your baby.

Shopwiki made it possible for shoppers to access thousands of stores you can visit so you can compare and get the best deals on your baby things’ requirements like the convertible high chairs that my niece found online. It’s a multi functional chair that converts from a highchair to a booster or toddler chair. It’s a perfect chair for growing babies especially that it has an eight height positions to suit the growing size of your kid. Shopwiki has all the things you may ever need for your baby and also for the whole family as they have stores available for electronics, computers, house, garden, toys, and clothing for the whole family, accessories and many more. Visit them now and start shopping comfortably.

Read more...

Saturday 9: Just One Look

1. How vein are you about how you look? You mean vain? I'm not! I'm the simplest living human :-) It takes my younger sister to remind me to a little more conscious of how I look because I'm comfortable with the way I am.

2. When you were little what was your favorite TV show? I watch Sesame Street everyday when I'm not in school, I was in the primary school then

3. If someone was going to make a movie or TV show about your life, who would play you and why? Sandra Bullock, because it will be an action movie and Sandra is good at it like she did in Speed.

4. Who is your favorite Major League Baseball team? How about your favorite player? I play baseball when I was in college but I don't watch baseball teams now

5. What is your favorite baseball-related movie? Maybe 'A League Of Their Own

6. What is one lesson you have learned in the past year? Believe in yourself and if you have plans in your life pray for it, seek God's help and wait for His time and signs before you finally pursue your plans. If it's for you God will make things in accordance with your life, no ifs no buts only God's perfect will.

7. Tell us about one of your childhood memories. I have plenty of playmates but mostly siblings and cousins who live in the same compound as ours. The memorable ones were those spent in the province when I was 7 and below. I used to climb trees and play in the grassfield. Big bro and I used to ride in each side of the horse sitting on a basket made for us only by Uncle. It was a different childhood from what I experienced here in our place near the metropolis. I prefer the province.

8. How do you handle sticky situations? Do you have a method? If so, what is it? I pray, consult and follow what my mind and heart says

9. Do you think people talk about you behind your back? Maybe sometimes but I'm not guilty and I don't care. You can't please every body so I just let them, they will grow old fast than I am hahaha!

Read more...

Weekend Family Outdoor Experience

It’s weekend once again and I have to prepare foods for my kids since they’re all here the whole day. Since its summer here we tried to do our activities indoor to avoid exposure to sun’s heat. I don’t want them to develop skin rashes and some kind of skin disorder due to sun’s effects on their very young skin. Well even if it’s summer here we can always have barbecues at our backyard where shades are everywhere because of our fruit trees covering almost all the space. We actually stay at the backyard patio when the heat is too much to bear. It’s also fun to have picnic there anytime of the day but the best times are afternoon and evening where we could put our outdoor fire pit to grill some fresh seafood’s and pork. The kids can have their hotdogs and marshmallows if they want too. It’s a good relaxation and bonding for the family and we could just wait for husband to come home and join us.

Weather is really not so important when we really want to have some nice get together, we can do it indoor and outdoor. It’s just that outdoor activities are like going to another place to have picnic or enjoy some time together. It feels different when you carry your food outside and enjoy lunch or dinner out in the patio. It feels special actually when the whole family takes extra effort to prepare something special for the weekend. It’s even more special when you have the Outdora’s fire pit tables in your patio because you don’t have to go to beach resorts or travel elsewhere to enjoy the elegance and beauty of this table which illuminates various colors at night. You can choose whatever materials you want for your fire pit tables such as wrought iron, masonry or gleaming stainless steel. It’s easy to use and clean so there’s no worry even if you use it everyday.

Now for those who are experiencing cold weather you can also enjoy outdoor activities with Outdora’s outdoor fireplace where you can snuggle up with your family enjoying the night without the chills. It’s a good way to spend the night relaxing, talking and just plain enjoyment with the family. You can start some cooking up if you want as this one has a pull out cooking option and relaxation can easily extend to a picnic barbecues with pork, hotdogs and marshmallows to grill. Hmm… cozy enough to celebrate the good things that comes our way.

Well with Outdora’s wide range of outdoor products you really can bond with your family as often as you want. You can even invite some friends for a nice conversation over coffee and barbecues. I’ve browsed enough for my needs and I found some more to fill anyone’s indoor and outdoor kitchen. With Outdora’s wide array of finest quality fire pits, fire pits tables, outdoor fireplaces, outdoor accessories and more furnishings you will never run out of reason to have family bonding in your patio. Get them now and enjoy

Read more...

Pink Hello Kitty 4 GB USB Drive

I promised myself not to do my favorite hobby of searching online for cute gadgets. I just love looking at USB flash drives every time I search for other things. Since high school I'm very fond of sanrio characters, actually I love My Melody but in the later part of 90's only Hello Kitty survived the popularity of her group.

Here I've found this pink Hello kitty 4GB USB flash drive which I admittedly like because of its design and capacity. Who wouldn't love this cute pink kitten especially if it's your small storage media for tons of pictures. This one costs US$20.00 from amazon.com

Read more...

Rigid Work at Home Schedule

I try to do all marketing and shopping for foods early in the morning as the heat really saps my energy. If I stay too long outside when the sun is at its peak between 11am and 2pm I feel I can’t work anymore and just want to lie down for hours. Of course I don’t want that to happen because I have tons of online tasks and few hours delay on writing can cause too much delay on my time work goal. I shouldn’t be lax with my due dates because I’ll suffer from it in my next assignments. Failure to do assignments on deadlines will give me a bad feedback on the clients so I’d better discipline myself and follow my rigid schedule on work.

Read more...

New Community Pizza House

There’s a new pizza parlor five blocks away from the house and since I just got my salary from my work I told my kids that I will treat them so we can have a taste of the new store’s pizza, fruit shakes and other foodies. So here I am again thinking of new restaurant and foods while I should be finding some quick weight loss remedy for my gained pounds. It’s hard not to think of foods because my kids have no classes today and when they’re all here at the house we’re all thinking of some good and new snacks. Sometimes we cook or bake some muffins or ordinary pizza made from big bread but now we want to try the new pizza store of our neighbor. It’s just a 2-minute walk from the house and my kids are all waiting up for me to leave my PC now. Well then I should get a break.

Read more...

Sincere Appreciation Gets Results

I read a story about the officer in the company who don’t want to listen to her staff’s stories and never showed any interest in their suggestive ideas. She always turned down immediately any ideas that she thinks is not good for the company. The result is they learned to stay away from her and never get in contact with her eyes when they’re talking. Her whole department has been cold to her and they feel that she has no emotions at all. She consulted her doctor that she’s receiving cold attitude among her staff and that’s when she was taught to be more human, to listen first to her staff and show a deeper sense of interest in what they’re saying or suggesting. She was asked to appreciate things done by her staff. You see one of the deepest needs of our human existence is the need to be appreciated.

Each and every one of us absolutely loves to be appreciated for who we are and what we do. Now that she learned how to appreciate things and people around her she was respected more by them. Not only that she was respected but they all smile at her the whole day. They can now look into her eyes directly and suggest their ideas for the company’s welfare. She feels happy changing her attitude.

Well I sincerely love this story as I can also apply it in my family. I must be aware always that I should appreciate every little thing that my kids will do for me and for the rest of us. It will help them boost their self-esteem and be confident in their actions. Since I started to be a Wahm I learned to focus on my kids’ changes in attitude as they grow up from little children to being a teener in few years time. Hope I’ll be able to appreciate every single effort they’ll be making in the future.

Read more...

Family Fishing Vacation

What a nice summer day and I’m thinking of a nice place to spend some carefree days where I can feel the nature around me. I’m tired of going to malls and spending the day walking, shopping and eating in fast food restaurant. I want a break and want to go somewhere quiet, serene and fresh. I remember our place in the province where we can arrange picnic by our fish pond and grill the fish we got from the pond. Those were the days and we have to plan our vacation getaway ahead of time so we can go back to our hometown. It’s really different if you spend a day or weekends in a nature-inspired place like Island View Resort where everything is just perfectly nature. It’s the home of great fantastic bass fishing and boating experience.

Those living in Minnesota and their guests enjoy this kind of vacation at minnesota fishing resorts where they can bring their family and spend their weekends or the whole of their week. It’s an ideal place to rest your body from the stress of city life and just enjoy beautiful moments with your family doing fishing, boating and relaxing in the beautiful scenic view of the resort.

The boys can really have a good time in the fishing pelican lake where they can have fantastic bass, crappie and walleye fishing. It’s enjoying their hobby while having a bonding vacation with the whole family. And to complete your vacation northern mn cabin rentals are there so you enjoy your family vacation in the comfort of wonderful lake cabins with a great view of the Pelican lake. Best for retreats, romantic getaway and family vacation.

LoudLaunch - Compensating bloggers for their unbiased opinions, reviews, and analysis.

Read more...