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Article by Dr. Barbara Becker Holstein
In my psychology practice I hear so many disenchanted stories — stories full of pain, anger and fear. My heart goes out to my clients every day. But the wonderment is listening to these stories and helping my clients listen to themselves, recognizing the special capacities that each display in their stories. I try to help someone appreciate and even feel beloved toward herself as she realizes that she has had so many talents and strengths buried even in the worst of times. I try to help her see that it’s her very coping skills that may reflect her genius, her humor and her capacity for endurance. If I can do this, then I’ve helped my clients and we have begun the healing process. In my counseling and therapy, I teach clear ways of reframing a person’s experience so that she can retrieve from it what are her positive capacities and even to reclaim what gives her pleasure and joy. For example one of my clients was constantly put down by her husband and was now separated, was able through telling me stories about her childhood to reclaim the wonderful talent of singing. Even though her childhood home had been dysfunctional, the family had the capacity to sing together and once she recognized as a great gift, she brought it frequently into her own life with her children. It was a small step in regaining a sense of self worth and actually having pleasure with her children. I’d like to leave you for the moment with an easy activity to begin to reframe some of your life story: 1. Pick a year in your life and spend some time jotting down the main events of that year. They may be pleasant or they may be unpleasant. 2. Next make a list of all your talents, abilities, strengths, and coping skills that you used during that year. This may take some time as you may find yourself dismissive of talents and strengths. However, try to be fair and generous of yourself, as you would be if you were generating this list for a dear friend. 3. The third step in this activity is to go back and tell the story of that year of your life either on paper or to a friend or maybe just inside your head but tell it honoring some of the talents, strengths and/or coping skills that you used that year. I think you will quickly begin to see that any year of your life takes a different shape and shape more favorable to naming yourself a wondrous person when you truly take into account the efforts that you gave to that year of living regardless of the outcome.This material is based on an article from the Story Circle Journal.
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Article by hi joiney
HC shoes Network April 20 hearing, we all know, China is the world’s largest footwear producer and Export Country. In recent years, China’s annual production of more than 10 billion pairs of shoes, representing the world Footwear More than 60% of the total, is the world’s largest footwear manufacturing base. 2008 exports to 8.12 billion pairs, amounting to 28.8 billion U.S. dollars, domestic consumption amounted to more than 20 billion pairs, Shoes Retail sales reached 300 billion yuan Renminbi . Decades, China import and export of footwear gained rapid development. China’s footwear exports in 2008 than in 1999, an increase of 1.38 times; country footwear export value in 2008 than in 1999, an increase of 2.34 times; Chinese footwear imports in 2008 than in 1999, an increase of 16 times; the amount of imports of Chinese shoes 2008 than in 1999, an increase of 35.5 times. China become the world’s chief supplier of footwear trade, but also opening up the domestic market. At present, China has become the world’s footwear industry, shoe chain, indispensable part. In the wide world footwear market driven, the speed of China’s shoe-producing countries on the world platform shoes. Footwear industry in the world There is a saying: the world’s Shoes Order 80% of control in Chinese hands, the world’s shoe 60% of the orders from the Chinese plants. China has thus been called the world’s largest producer of shoes first, the first consumer, the first major exporter. However, this title is not how many people feel the glory, because the spectacular and prosperity in China has been increasingly unable to cover the secret anguish?? Produce a low, margins are thin, the division of labor in the global value chain at a disadvantage status, there is no pricing power, vicious competition, and because of extensive over-production caused serious pollution. Now popular in the footwear industry in this way, the Chinese footwear industry in 2010, “2012.” His statement is alarmist, or is the terrible reality show? Major changes in the structure of the world economy tends to lead to profound economic structure and industrial structure adjustment, the formation of a new development platform, which is the objective laws of economic development. Footwear industry upgrading and adjustment is irresistible. Then, as the shoe-making enterprises on how to actively participate in such an adjustment, and the industrial chain in the new position it found itself. Must achieve the following four changes: First, we must resolutely abandon rely on low-cost, high profit growth in the number of development ideas, firmly establish the plan to rely on the quality of survival, relying on management for efficiency, innovation may depend on the development of the concept and development efforts to enhance the core competitiveness of enterprises force. Second, the pursuit of short-term benefits from sustainable development to focus on long-term change. Enterprises should take the initiative to make energy-saving and emission reduction, helping them to improve resource utilization, strictly good and business-related environmental protection. Third, from the small and complete on their own, to a more focused Cooperation Development, more emphasis on the international division of labor, social division of labor, coordination and cooperation, scattered development, characteristics, and in the industrial chain to find their own position. Fourth, from the simple pursuit of economic efficiency of enterprises, companies shift more attention to combining economic efficiency with social responsibility. Enterprises should not only abide by the law, but also good faith, and consciously safeguard the legitimate rights and interests.
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Article by Kate Halpin
The holiday is booked and you are busy writing a holiday ‘to get’ list. The kids need new summer clothes, you need new sunglasses and Dad needs a new sun hat. Fido the dog is set, he doesn’t need anything new to go on holiday you say!
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Article by Peter Cerrato
Everywhere you run today, you are bombarded by information about cooking healthy and losing weight. People from all across the globe are beginning to realize the importance of diet and healthy cooking in living long, productive lives. To follow a healthy diet, it is crucial to discover new, healthful cooking methods.
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Article by Jeanne
Travel to exciting destination where you can experience unique and diverse cultural and geographical features, beautiful landscapes… When you travel to different parts of the world your health and safety should be given high priority. In this regard Indian travel insurance assures you undisruptive and secure travel trip. However it is a prudent choice to be insured with visitor travel insurance policy, when you make a journey to differ parts of the globe. Travel insurance is a necessity for any travelers, whether they are travelling within or outside India. Most of the Indians do not know or do not consider the importance of visitor travel insurance while travelling. Travel insurance meets the financial requirement of the visitor at least anticipated financial crises. The unforeseen emergency might be the result of any medical ailment or due to unpleasant events.
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Article by jekky
HC shoes Network April 22 hearing, gradually leading domestic Sports shoes GB formulated, Jinjiang sports brand to the international standards starting group issued a “voice.” Shoe Fair during the 2010 China Sports Goods Standardization Forum was held in Jinjiang. Forum, the National Footwear Committee for Standardization Secretary-General Qi Xiaoxia of China’s enterprises to participate in the latest international standards, do inform. China’s first leader of an international standard China recently to participate in international standard-setting shoes for work and made a substantive breakthrough. On November 18 last year, the annual meeting in Madrid, Spain ISO/TC216 meeting, the Chinese delegation’s “footwear uppers, lining and pad test methods? Antibacterial properties,” the drafting of the motion was approved by the Technical Committee and became the standard leader Anta , Special steps, together with global companies such as the drafting of three units of Jinjiang. 4 7, the Secretariat of the National Standardization Technical Committee footwear held in Fuzhou ISO/NP16187 “footwear uppers, lining and antibacterial properties of the end of testing,” China Footwear International Standards Working Group 1 meeting A total of 18 experts attended the meeting. Qi Xiaoxia revealed that this standard is being drafted now, the end is expected to finalized, is expected to publish the International Standard Authority will implement next year. Meanwhile, the National Standardization Technical Committee as CEN/TC309 shoe observer. Previously, most of the international standard to the British, led by the Europeans developed. In addition, there are five companies led by the European standards, Jordan and other Chinese enterprises involved in participation. It is understood that this is the first time Chinese enterprises to participate in international standard-setting footwear and become leaders. “This breakthrough is a milestone.” Shoe National Standardization Technical Committee, said the Secretary-General Qi Xiaoxia, in the past China has never participated in the formulation of international standards, the right to grasp the hands of the Europeans. This breakthrough has several meanings: First, China’s footwear industry has won international voice; second boosted the confidence of the industry, that China’s footwear industry is not only the output power, began to send forces in technical fields. Another good news is that from the end of last year Italy Milan ISO/TC137 held the fourth meeting of the Chinese delegation for ISO/TS19408 “shoe and Shoe tree Terms and definitions “made in China around the toe measurement method has been adopted. The meeting also decided to ISO/TC137 the next meeting in June 2010 held in China, it will be ISO/TC137 50 years for the first time held in China. The meeting will determine the new chairman, to discuss ISO19407 “shoe table”, ISO19408 “term” and the ISO19409 “shoe last size measurement” re-project and discuss the findings. Help to avoid technical barriers Standard is not only a constraint, it is responsible. China Leather And Footwear Industry Research Institute senior adviser Yan Wai Road, the view that participation in the leading international standard ISO shoe making, and the other is important to avoid a certain degree of international technical barriers. In recent years, Europe and the United States against Chinese shoes to implement technical barriers become more frequent. China’s participation in the international footwear began with the technology-led international trade rules of the game for possible future trade disputes rainy day. While Europe and the United States in the shoes of the size, health standards in China are different, but the ISO standard is basically to get everyone’s identity. However, the majority of the international technical trade barriers, are based on European standards or international standards for the threshold to implement or enforce. “As more Chinese enterprises to participate in the formulation of international standards, we will no longer be passively follow international counterparts, and able to take the initiative to walk in front of international standards, so as to guide through technology, to clear the barriers of Chinese shoes. ” Xidelong (China) Co., Ltd. President Lin says the water tray. According to the National Standardization Committee of shoe news, international standards in the past more emphasis on physical performance, the next standard revision will be more emphasis on safety, health and other indicators.
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Article by Ankita
Times have changed, and with changing times meaning of family has changed. In older days families used to be large ones, and children use to play and enjoy together. Holidays used to be family holidays. With changing times families have become smaller and many are single parent families. This could be due to various reasons, by circumstances or by choice. Some people do not marry and adopt a child, or do not marry after death of life partner or are divorcee and bring up their children alone only. Sometimes one of the parents is busy in his/her work and is not able to take holiday when their child can. Hence it falls on single parent to take his/her child on holidays. The onus of rearing children in such circumstances lies on the single parent. There are so many expectations and so many responsibilities on the parent when taking care of the kids. A time comes when they are fully exhausted and need some breather to recharge their batteries. For such individuals, single parents’ holidays are the best option.
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Article by Dana Goldberg
Ideally, everyone would like to be in a good relationship. In order to have such a relationship, it is necessary for us to continually develop and maintain it.
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