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Where to find motivation to go to school?

Some children do not want or even hate going to school simply because they are constantly being told what to do (e.g. to study a particular subject this particular hour) or are not allowed to do something that they would love (e.g. to leave school’s territory). They even feel like in a prison. Some parents accept their children’s whining as a norm and say that “I have to work. You have to study. It is your work”. It is your prison. For twelve years. Other parents worry and look for… Read more Where to find motivation to go to school?

“Thoughts aren’t facts; so don’t take them seriously…”

When I was having coffee in café “Felix” in Tervuren, my eyes caught this saying on the drawing by A. Ghijselings: “Thoughts aren’t facts; so don’t take them seriously…” I even decided to buy a drawing. “Thoughts aren’t facts” – it is so true in many situations. A depressed person sees everything in black, he thinks that “my situation is very bad”, “I am worthless”, which may not reflect his or her situation at all. Sometimes we may be thinking that “this person does not like me” or “he is… Read more “Thoughts aren’t facts; so don’t take them seriously…”