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Believing in the Possibility of Change

Convincing clients of the possibility of change is central to the success of therapy. Often people do not need any convincing. The fact they have decided to come for therapy is evidence in itself of their belief that they can change.

But when someone has been suffering from a problem for many years it can be more difficult for them to accept that change can happen.

Change One Thing

You may have seen the recent TV promotions for the Boots ‘Change One Thing’ campaign, a simple, yet innovative approach to improving health and well being.

It is linked to the irresistible compulsion we seem to have for making numerous New Year resolutions – the vast majority of which are broken within the first week!

This campaign recognises that most of us make half-hearted promises to ourselves, which have little or no chance of succeeding, mainly because they are unrealistic, vague and lack planning. Many people also try to do too much – attempting several new challenges all at once.

What’s Your New Year’s Resolution?

I’ve never been a great believer in New Year’s resolutions, but I am a believer in the possibility of change.

The choice of New Year as a time to make changes in our lives seems to me a bit arbitrary. It’s as if we are letting the time choose us rather choosing the time because it is right for us.

Under these circumstances we tend to pluck our resolutions rather randomly out of the air. And having plucked them out of the air we let them wither all too quickly - because, after all, the air can be a trifle cold, grey and dispiriting in early January.

Then we console ourselves with the thought that we are as we are and we can’t really change; or we’ll put change off just a little longer. The truth often is that we don’t really want to change, because staying as we are is easier and safer.

The Problem With Work

Have you ever considered that what we call ‘work’ isn’t just the job we do to earn a wage? It is, more often than not, a way of describing those things we don’t like doing, or do reluctantly.

Adults go to work, school children are set homework, students do coursework and the person left at home does the housework.

When we enjoy what we’re doing, we don’t tend to regard it as ‘work’. We do it without thinking; without feeling any kind of resentment about the fact we’re having to do it.

Just A Minute...

Did you know it takes as little as one minute a day to start making positive changes to your life?

The ‘Just a Minute’ campaign aims to encourage people to incorporate regular periods of silence into their busy and often chaotic lives – but in easy to manage, ‘bite-size’ chunks.

By taking just 60 seconds out at regular intervals – a person can begin to feel the benefits of inner calm and peace – allowing them to ‘step back’ from the worries and stresses of their day.

To find out how you can benefit from introducing one minute meditation sessions into your day-to-day routine, check out the ‘Just a Minute’ campaign.