The Universal Beliefs in REBT or CBT

Believe it or not, it's up to you. If that is your belief, I won't bother to dispute yours this time.

There go the saying that the worst day fishing is better than the best day at work. You probadly forget everything when you are floating around in a dinghy out in the open sea waiting for the snappers to report to you......and time flies by......who cares..

This 38 cm snappers gave me a big fight before it came aboard and finally into my wok.

What you need to do before conducting a counselling session is exactly what you should prepare before going out to sea for a fishing therapy session. It takes you about 15 minutes to get this dinghy inflated ready for action.

For those of you who are practising REBT or CBT out there, perhaps the following information can give you a closer step to establish the believing system that your clients might have and subsequently for you to dispute at ease to achieve your objectives.

Good luck. Anyone ready for fishing therapy in NZ ? Sound fishy.......eh !

Counsellor's favourite - 6 Thoughts 4 Questions

Lately I attended a CBT workshop in NZ and was introduced to "thework". It was written by Byron Kathleen Reid of USA. In "thework" workshop, she designed four questions that can probadly change one's life. The Work of Byron Katie is a way to identify and question the thoughts that cause all of the suffering in the world. It is a way to find peace with yourself and with the world. The old, the young, the sick, the well, the educated, the uneducated—anyone with an open mind can do this Work.

Attached please find the work sheet and manual used to do the work.

I especially like the part of Turn Around. We always judge on others and seldom think of how other judge on us. Byron Katie's approach brings a new insight to my life.

Happiness can come from many sources, but the strongest and most important source is from within.