Twister

Love,

P, E and AToday's positive thought is this little picture of miss Aurora playing twister. At least, she appears to be giving it a go. :-)

Positive CBT

Mum,

Just a quick note to say I hope the CBT was good yesterday. It certainly seems like the first few have been helpful and we are right there with you supporting all the way. I'll be there to visit in just a few weeks.

If you get a chance, let us know how things went.

Lots of love
P, E and A

Quick quote

Mum,

Here's a quick quote on optimism.

The average pencil is seven inches long, with just a half-inch eraser - in case you thought optimism was dead.

Love,
P, E and A

Positive flight news

Mum,

Today's positive thought is this: I've booked flights to come over around the week of my birthday. I'm planning to spend some time in Gainsborough and some in Hereford. Can't wait to see you and everyone. I,ll give you exact dates this weekend over Skype.

Love
Paul

Some positive quotes from a legend

Here's my inspiration for today:

A couple of Bruce Springsteen quotes. The legend...

Pessimism and optimism are slammed up against each other in my records, the tension between them is where it's all at, it's what lights the fire.

Adult life is dealing with an enormous amount of questions that don't have answers. So I let the mystery settle into my music. I don't deny anything, I don't advocate anything, I just live with it.

Adult life is dealing with an enormous amount of questions that don't have answers. So I let the mystery settle into my music. I don't deny anything, I don't advocate anything, I just live with it.

I hope you enjoyed the Bruce cd I sent over a while ago too.

Lots of love,

P, E and A

Happiness is...

Love
P, E and A


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Director of Engineering
Ping, Inc
2201 W Peoria Ave
Phoenix AZ 85029
602-687-5419... Taking your favorite fat rabbit to play in the tunnel with you.

Olympic positive thought

Mum,

I was thinking about the Winter Olympics today and came across this link. I'm not sure if it will show up on your email or the blog as a link you can click or not. If not, you can copy and paste into an internet browser or go to Wikipedia and search for creative visualization.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creative_visualization

Anyway, it's a tool a lot of Olympic athletes use to visualize things they want to happen and focus on how to get there. It's also used in a lot of positive thinking type programs. I'm not sure if the CBT does anything like this, but during the Olympics it came to mind.

Love you lots
Paul, Elizabeth and Aurora

Positive picture

Love,

P, E and AMum,

Just thought a good positive picture for you would be aurora using implements before her first birthday.

She's very good with a spoon or fork now. She can sometimes put a piece of food on it and eat it all in one go. Clever girl!

Positive picture of aurora

She's enjoying snuggling with carpet samples at Home Depot.

Love,
P, E and A



Mum,

Here's my positive thought for today. A picture of miss aurora.

Short necked giraffes

So, a silly positive thought. Based on Aurora's love of Clifford, her little short necked giraffe, I found out that there is actually a band with that name. Here's the proof:

Good things about CBT

Mum,

I haven't sent a thought over in a couple of days because you've had Pete and Rach there and lots going on. However, I thought it might be nice to send something today before your first CBT. Here's something I was reading that I thought was useful: 

Advantages of CBT

• Research has shown CBT can be as effective as medicine in treating many types of depression and other mental health disorders.
• CBT can be completed in a relatively short period of time compared with other types of talking therapies.
• The highly structured nature of CBT means it can be provided in different formats, including in groups, self-help books and computer programs.
• Skills you learn in CBT are useful, practical and helpful strategies that can be incorporated into everyday life to help you cope better with future stresses and difficulties.

Sounds very positive. I hope the first session is good. We're all thinking of you. 

Paul, Elizabeth and Aurora