Friday, 6 February 2009

The Road to Resilience

The Road to Resilience

1. Develop supportive and caring relationships at home, among friends and colleagues. Accept help and support and help others when they need it.
2. Remember that some crises are beyond your control. You can't change events but you can change the way you interpret and react to them. Try to accept this and look ahead.
3. Accept that change is part of life and that you will have to adapt to changing circumstances.
4. Set some realistic goals and take regular small steps towards achieving them. Ask yourself, "What's the one thing I can accomplish today?" rather than focusing on the overarching goal.
5. Be decisive. Do as much as you can rather than avoiding problems and hoping they will go away.
6. Try to understand your own experiences of dealing with loss, hardship or emotional problems. Appreciate what you have learned from these events.
7. Develop a positive view about yourself and be confident in your strengths and abilities.
8. Try to take a longer-term perspective and don't blow the significance of the event out of proportion.
9. Stay hopeful and optimistic. Visualise what you want, rather than worrying about what you fear.
10. Look after yourself - your health, fitness and need for relaxation and peace. This will give you the strength and balance to deal with difficult situations.

Let it snow , let it snow


Our back garden during some rather heavy Cambridgeshire downfalls. Unfortunately, there are not any decent mountains (or hills for that matter) in Cambridgeshire for me to get the snowboard out. I miss the Alps!

Saturday, 31 May 2008

Dubai (UAE), (17th - 24th May)


Pictures of luxurious Dubai can be seen here

Saturday, 17 May 2008

Singapore (14th - 17th May)



And then a slightly longer stop in Singapore for much of the same (shopping and sightseeing) and of course a Singapore Sling at the world-famous Raffles Hotel. Pics can be seen here.

Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) (12th - 14th May)



We had a whistle-stop visit to KL for some shopping and sightseeing. Our pics can be seen here.

Phuket (Thailand) (8th - 12th May)



Our time in Phuket was a little wetter than planned. We caught the tail end of the devastating cyclone which hit Burma, but thankfully a bit of "power-shower" rain for 2 days was as bad as it got for us. When the sun did come out, however, we enjoyed lazing around the pool and exploring the local town and markets. Our plans for scuba diving and island hopping will have to be set aside for our next visit when the sea swells are a little smaller!!!
Pics of this visit, however, can be seen here.

Ko Tao (Thailand) (5th - 8th May)



Ko Tao - What a little gem!
We managed to find a fab new resort nestled high up on a hillside with the most amazing views - see the pics here.
We wish we had had longer here, but the time we did have was spent scuba diving and soaking up the sun and the breathtaking views.