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Prince William has a powerful warning about the stigma surrounding mental health
It’s heartening to see such powerful and influential figures speaking about mental illness in such a compassionate way.
Prince William said that his interest in mental health began with his work as an Air Ambulance pilot. “It was suicide, a subject that is so often hidden. The suicide rate among young men in this country is an appalling stain on our society,” said the prince.
“Suicide is the biggest killer of men under 40 in this country. Not cancer, not knife crime, not road deaths – suicide,” he continued. The prince said if any one of the aforementioned issues caused so many deaths, there would be a “national outcry.” ”But there has only ever been silence. And this has to stop. This silence is killing good people,” the prince said. The prince said that in his work as in Search and Rescue and as an Air Ambulance pilot, he has been encouraged — along with his colleagues — to admit when they feel “overwhelmed or unable to cope”. “This should be the norm,” he said.
Emotional Intelligence Has 12 Elements. Which Do You Need to Work On?
Emotional intelligence comprises four domains: self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, and relationship management. Nested within each domain are twelve EI competencies, learned and learnable capabilities that allow outstanding performance at work or as a leader (see the image below).
12 Trends That Shaped U.S. Religion Since the ’70s
“What are the most significant changes and megatrends that have occurred in the U.S. since the mid-1970s? …Together, they constitute a remarkable revolution in the most basic assumptions of life — of family and intimate relationships, of work and residence, of thinking and speaking, of getting and spending. Often, these changes have been so significant as to constitute a revolution — change so vast that it is almost impossible for later generations even to imagine what the preceding “normality” actually was like.”
The Headache and Hope of Multi-Ethnic Ministry
“Many of us sit happily in the pews of our churches surrounded by persons of our own cultural tribe, playing the music of our own preference, while wondering why those around us look just like us. We develop whole (bad) theologies ensconcing our musical and aesthetic preferences, effectively barring the door from those whose culture is too expressive, too loud, or too different. And we wonder why they don’t come. Here’s why: We don’t want the headache, and they know it.”
Book Review: ‘The Productivity Project’ | TGC
You’ve head of The Happiness Project, now here’s a productivity version.
“Imagine a guy who was so interested in productivity that he set aside an entire year of his life to explore ways to become more productive. It would take an interesting guy. Well, we don’t have to imagine because Chris Bailey has done it. In an interesting and somewhat entertaining book Bailey lets us in on his one year productivity project.”
Grace Covers Me: When You Feel Spread Too Thin Relationally
Being intentional with your time and relationships, paces you for a lifetime of ministry to others.
Kindle Books
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A Place of Healing: Wrestling with the Mysteries of Suffering, Pain, and God’s Sovereignty by Joni Earecksen $1.99.
Scripture Alone: Exploring the Bible’s Accuracy, Authority and Authenticity by James White $2.99.