September 2019
Intermediate to advanced
240 pages
4h 15m
English
It’s interesting how many of the Rules for a healthy mind involve being able to detach, to separate yourself out, to observe your own thoughts and feelings. It’s great to stand back and look at yourself from a distance – it puts things in perspective.
Many years ago, I volunteered with a charity which was all about listening to people who were going through hard times. It’s hard to describe just how much I learnt about life in general from this, about how people cope with adversity, and about the ways we can help, or inadvertently hinder them.
One of the things I observed was that there was a high correlation between people who coped and those who had a good sense of humour. Those were the people who were able to ...