11 August 2015 - Listening is the art of
truly helping somebody to discover their own resources for
change. One of the key observations I have made in current
society is the apparent lack of an approach to support
each other in any process of change or decision-making. It
is so easy to give advice and raise on a pedestal above
other person’s problems. When somebody says that
they suffer from headache you hear people around them
giving advice based on what worked for them. It often
happens that the person who has the original problem has
not even had the opportunity to explain their problem by
the time we provide solutions. We live in a
“quick...
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23 March 2015 - There are Christian
organisations and churches around the world and Christians
are involved in all sectors of society with a variety of
jobs, roles and positions. WHO has given a mandate to all
bodies, even those without a stake, to work towards
reducing alcohol related harm. With our networks we are
powerful when we work together and understand the
challenge. What is the challenge? There are many
challenges. Europeans drink more alcohol per capita than
anybody else in the world. (11 litres per capita). Working
days lost due to alcohol, accidents and harm to others due
to alcohol are at the top part of the list. Did you
realise that...
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27 January 2015 - In many countries
internet games, slot machines, computer games and betting
are creating a new addiction problem. Gambling addictions
may lead people and families to severe debts and therefore
to severe problems. There is a large population of youth
who play computer games and miss out on studying,
socialising, working and even sleep due to these
addictions. Their families feel helpless when they see
young person’s life slipping away to a computer
world. The challenge is that the world is full of mobile
devices that enable access to games. How can somebody with
games addition get away from these devices and start the
recovery...
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