An emotional intelligence and resilience blog focusing on research-based articles that help teachers live life to the fullest-spiritually, intellectually and emotionally.
Dear friends, -Can a man still be brave if he is afraid? -That is the only time a man can be brave! A Game of Thrones – G.R.R. Martin. YOUR BUCKET LIST Having a bucket list will help you identify your personal and professional goals and desires. Use a bucket list to keep yourself focused and make an effort every […]
Dear friends, My emotional disturbance about Covid-19 could be dealt with the following psychological techniques which were especially useful for me for helping me to grow out of fear and emotional stress, into happiness, peace and emotional balance: Radical acceptance, gratitude, mindfulness, my meditation stone and forest therapy. Radical acceptance improves the quality of my life. Butler and Ciarrochi (2007) define […]
Dear friends, These exercises reduce stress without taking even one minute. Text your children, your parents, your grandparents or friend: “I Love You”. Take a minute to say a short prayer. Prayer helps you let go of your own concerns for covid-19, thereby reducing your stress levels. Wrap your arms around your body, giving yourself a hug. Hug your loved […]
Hello my friends! In March, vice-chancellor of The University of Buckingham, Sir Anthony Seldon, spoke out about the benefits of therapy dogs in schools during The University of Buckingham’s Ultimate […]
Hello my friends! Some life changing thoughts that will change your life in the most positive way! What it is that qualifies as a good life? Do people think that money buys happiness? Do they believe that career success is more important than relationships? Is the good life the easy life? We are all fallible humans and we have to […]
Hello my friends! Positive psychology is said to be an umbrella term for the study of positive emotions, positive character traits, and enabling institutions (Seligman, Steen, Park, & Peterson, 2005). […]
Hello my friends! Here is what happens when you believe in yourself and when others believe in you!!!! Love always, Vassiliki xxxx
Hello my friends! The literature offers several reasons for adopting a positive education approach. Positive education provides an antidote to youth depression, serves as a pathway to increased life […]
Hello my friends! I wanted to share this truly inspirational video with all of you! Always remember that, it’s never too late to make your dreams come true!Never give up!!!! Love always, Vassiliki xxxx
Throughout human history, our greatest leaders and thinkers have used the power of words to transform our emotions, to enlist us in their causes, and to shape the course of destiny. Words can not only create emotions, they create actions. And from our actions flow the results of our lives. Anthony Robbins Hello my friends! Words can hurt and […]
Hello my friends, I would like to share with you a story I found online which teaches us that we all have to be grateful every single day. There was a blind girl who hated herself just because she was blind. She hated everyone, except her loving boyfriend. He was always there for her. She said that if she could […]
My dearest friends, hello! Can a subtle linguistic cue that invokes the self motivate children to help? In two experiments, 3- to 6-year-old children (N = 149) were exposed to the idea of “being a helper” (noun condition) or “helping” (verb condition). Noun wording fosters the perception that a behavior reflects an identity-the kind of person one is. Both when […]
“A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops”. H. Adams (1918)
My friends, hi! I would like to share with you this great article written by Samantha Twiselton published by The Conversation. Samantha Twiselton is a Director of Sheffield Institute of Education and Professor of Education at Sheffield Hallam University. The ten shortlisted teachers from across the globe were announced in a video from Bill Gates and they are all outstanding […]
