BlogHide Resteemsjackstokes (34)in psychology • 7 years agoGenes Don’t Determine How and When You Are Going to Get ill - They Just Set a Threshold For How Far You Can Push Your BodyIt seems to be a commonly held belief that our genetic makeup has an almost unshakable hold over the destiny of our health, and that any other interventions or changes we make in life are merely…jackstokes (34)in psychology • 7 years agoHow To Learn From Chronic Illness and Turn It Into a Positive ExperienceHaving suffered from a chronic illness (chronic fatigue syndrome) for 15 years I am well aware of the restriction and emotional turmoil it can wreak on life, however in the process of recovering I…jackstokes (34)in psychology • 7 years agoHow to Use Meditation to Help Improve Your LifeMeditation and its possible benefits seem to have been gaining more and more attention in recent years. From once being a purely eastern religious/spiritual practice, it made its way into western…jackstokes (34)in psychology • 7 years agoMisconceptions About Self-Love - Just Accepting Yourself May Be Good EnoughIf you are interested in personal or spiritual growth, then I’m sure you are familiar with self-love as a concept. I hear a lot of spiritual teachers and Youtubers talking about how much…jackstokes (34)in health • 7 years agoAre We Making The Most Of The Placebo Effect?I’m sure most of you are aware of the phenomenon known as the Placebo Effect which has been a subject of some note in the medical world in recent times. To briefly summarize, the most classic…jackstokes (34)in psychology • 7 years agoWhy New Year’s Resolutions Are So Hard To Stick To - And How To Make Them EasierWe have all seen or experienced first hand, the good intentions of a New Year’s resolution, only to last a matter of weeks or even days as our old ways creep back in and “ruin” our well meaning…jackstokes (34)in psychology • 7 years agoHow to Enjoy Christmas If You Feel Disillusioned By The Corporate Exploitation That Surrounds ItIt can be easy to get frustrated at the endless advertisements and marketing campaigns that bombard us over the Christmas period. I am from England, where the religious element of Christmas has very…jackstokes (34)in health • 7 years agoWhy People Find it Difficult to Lose WeightI see so many people trying to lose weight and either not succeeding, or losing some weight but not as much as they wanted to, or losing a lot of weight, but then spending all their time worrying it…jackstokes (34)in psychology • 7 years agoLeft Brain vs Right Brain - And How It’s Helpful to Integrate the TwoWhat is left/right brain? They are two ends of a spectrum which relates to how people make decisions in life: LEFT BRAIN CHARACTERISTICS Logical Analytical Fact-based…jackstokes (34)in psychology • 7 years agoAdvice for People Feeling Frustrated by Injustice and Suffering in the WorldIt’s all too easy to become frustrated and disillusioned with the sad world affairs that we are all exposed to these days through modern media. I see a lot of people struggling with the injustices…jackstokes (34)in cryptocurrency • 7 years agoWill The Cryptocurrency Revolution Actually Make Us Any Happier?There is understandably a lot of excitement around cryptocurrency at the moment and its potential to transform the financial world. Most of the content on the subject however, seems to be focused on…jackstokes (34)in psychology • 7 years agoAre You a Highly Sensitive Person? Here's How To Use it To Your AdvantageAs a highly sensitive person myself, I understand all too well how challenging it can be to deal with in the stimulating, emotionally charged world that we find ourselves in today. Overwhelm and…jackstokes (34)in psychology • 7 years agoThe Unhelpfulness of Belief - Why Accepting Uncertainty is a Better ChoiceWhen you really examine your own, or somebody else’s motivation for believing something, you will eventually come to a fear that is driving the belief. Fear is what is holding us back in life, and…jackstokes (34)in psychology • 7 years agoHow to Love Someone - Why Relationships FailEver since I was young, I never really understood what people meant by being in love. It was always described as this wonderful thing that we should all be aspiring to “get”. But from what I could…resteemedemmamia (65)in life • 7 years ago101 Ways to happiness - #34 Love and acceptanceA lot of talking is going on about what does it mean to love yourself? So simple question, but is it also so simple to answer? To love yourself basically means that, first and foremost, we…jackstokes (34)in introduceyourself • 7 years agoWhy Fear is the Root of all Suffering in Your Life and the World as a WholeIf you have read my blog post “Why love is the only way to save the world” you would have heard me talk about fear and how it relates to the current state of the world and our own personal…jackstokes (34)in philosophy • 7 years agoWhy Love is the Only Way to Save the WorldHello, this is my first post here, so I would just like to briefly introduce myself by saying that I like to write about the things I have learned in life that have helped me understand myself and…
