It’s a new year, again.
Some of us are thinking now how they are going to make this year better than the previous one. It is a good thing to wish! But how do we make it happen?

Conflicts in relationships are normal. They simply mean that you have your own unique desires and values which are not necessarily the same with another person. We are all our own people. To coexist in a diverse world we engage in conflicts which allow us to find solutions that work.

In the middle of 2019 a man who lived in one of our condominiums with our posters called us to express how much he loved our posters. He offered to join our small company without pay to help us grow and continue publishing our work. 

Most of us are guilty of befriending the wrong person at some point in our life. But it is one thing to do it accidentally, which happens rarely, and it is whole another thing when you purposefully do that.

You probably know the sense of satisfaction with which you cross a completed task off your to-do list. It arises from our unconscious tendency to complete what we started. Our brains are designed in such a way that we enjoy getting things done.

We do not always find words for expressing ourselves. Sometimes we don’t even know that we are feeling off until it is too late and we snapped at our loved one again. 

Because it rains when we wish it wouldn't,
Because men do what they often shouldn't,
Because crops fail, and plans go wrong-
Some of us grumble all day long.

Here we explore ideas of Jordan Peterson from his book “12 Rules for Life”. Chapter 2: Treat yourself as someone you are responsible for helping.

Mindful breathing is only the beginning of learning how to be mindful.  It doesn’t help your feeling to go away, but it helps you to be a little bit more in control and not get swept away by events of your life. 

We continue the topic of Habits Formation, exploring the magic behind proper rewards setting and how it can affect the result of us sticking to the new action.

UK Trauma Council’s research suggestions on how to help children whose behaviour puzzle us due to prior encounter with traumatic experiences.

A Poem by Kahlil Gibran.

A Poem by Kahlil Gibran.

Serotonin is in turn responsible in how calm, confident and positive you feel, apart from other things. If you are judged poorly by your peers, then your brain lowers serotonin levels and you become much more reactive both physically and psychologically.

Dopamine and serotonin, hormones, which many talk about, are our psychic energy. To boost their production in your brain, you need to see results of your efforts - here is "before" and here is "after". You see progress - you get a new portion of energy.

Now we will explore breath as a tool to get anchored in the storms of your life. It will help you in all sorts of situations to get some needed clarity. It will not stop negative feelings, but it will help to deal with them.

Some degree of mental suffering, such as being down, unmotivated or anxious is normal for our life. It is part of being human. But what if you keep finding yourself rather in a depressed state much too often for your comfort? Maybe you even have considered seeking external help?

This story is surely familiar to you, as many children grew up with stories of Hans Christian Andersen. We know that all good tales have valuable lessons in them, but sometimes it is not very easy to decipher what exactly it is trying to tell.

The concept of a growth mindset was developed by psychologist Carol Dweck and popularized in her book, Mindset: The New Psychology of Success. In recent years, many schools and educators have started using Dweck’s theories to inform how they teach students. Dweck’s educational work centres on the distinction between “fixed” and “growth” mindsets.