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Don't Dismiss Doing Well

Worthwhile achievement does not depend on being the best We are bombarded with claims that only the best is any good. You’ve heard them all … “Coming second is first…

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Use Good Times to Preapre for Bad

The time to mend the roof is when the sun is shining Life does not run smoothly, as most people reading this Addictions UKBlog will be all too aware, especially…

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Problems in Perspective

When we look back on our troubles they are rarely so bad as we thoguht. Time, they say, is a great healer and we know that to be true. Without…

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A Little Better

Reach but be Realistic It’s a bad thing to have no ambition, no sense of the possible. It’s just a bad to believe that you have no limits and can…

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From Another Angle

If at first you don’t succeed, you may be a late developer There has been a debate in education (and not just recently) about whether it’s right, even necessary that…

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Positive Thinking

Determination conquers anxiety We all get anxious. Sometimes the causes of anxiety are obvious. Perhaps there is some test we must face at work or at school. Maybe it’s because…

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Alarming Statistics

Drug Poisoning Deaths at an all-time high in the North East The North East of England has topped the table for deaths related to drug poisoning for the second year…

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Powerless – but not without hope

We cannot do it alone but we can do it with help The first of the Twelve Steps requires the “We admitted we were powerless over addiction – that our…

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Wanting to Learn

Studying boosts self-confidence and well-being, and expands social networks. Non-vocational adult education drawing on a person’s own motivation comes with a variety of benefits that are also reflected on the…

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Endings make way for New Beginnings

Even a loss we regret can clear the way for growth Life is full of change. Often it’s uncomfortable and unnerving, but change is an unavoidable fact of life. Sometimes…

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Pushing Your Boundaries

Possibility is always just beyond certainty Most people would accept that it is a good, inspirational and not unrealistic thought that you can achieve more than you think possible and…

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Forgive as you are Forgiven

If you need to be understood you need to understand Jesus of Nazareth is said to have taught his followers that, if they hoped for forgiveness from God, their heavenly…

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Peace Within

Finding strength and stillness in the centre of your being It’s hard to imagine that in the whirlpool of your own life there is a spring of strength at the…

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