River Mee
Based on the book Landmarks by Margaret Silf
(London: DLT, 1998)
Elaborated and narrated by Sahaya G. Selvam, SDB
1. The origin
Every river has its origin. Often the origin of a river may be hidden and insignificant. Even a great mighty river begins with a small tiny stream. Often you go to a swampy area and people say here is where a big river is born. You see no river but only reeds. Yet the river is there.
The origin of the river of your life was also insignificant and hidden. It happened in the dark corner of the womb of your mother. Yet it was the greatest miracle that has ever happened in your life. What do you know about your own origins? Are you proud of your origin? May be there were certain painful events associated with your origin. Have you accepted the story of your origins? The flow of your […]
Month: June 2012
European Conference of Positive Psychology, Moscow – 26-29 June 2012
POSTER PRESENTATION
Character strengths as mediators in Christian mindfulness based intervention for recovery from addictive behaviour: an exploratory case-study
There is an increasing interest in studying the relationship between addiction and spirituality within the framework of psychology. For instance, an online bibliography on spirituality and addiction developed by Geppert and colleagues (Centre on Alcoholism, Substance Abuse, and Addictions,New Mexico) now has over 2000 entries. Interest in researching the effect of mindfulness on recovery is also on the rise. Generally, religiosity has been found to have some protective effect on addictive behaviour, and spirituality is said to sustain maintenance of recovery. There have been some, but limited, attempts at exploring the mechanisms and mediators of the association between spirituality and recovery from addiction. There is a lack, however, in finding a viable […]