Play => Fun => Laughter
April 17, 2016
In ‘The Sound of Music’ Julie Andrews sings about her favourite things. The song was sung in a scene where Maria took the children up the mountain to play. As the boys were playing ball…
From the Mindful Moment Blog
Mental health insights and updates from the Vista Clinic team.
A little bit too hard
April 17, 2016
The past week I worked hard on my training. A little bit too hard. On Monday, I started with swimming training. I kept up with the other athletes in the class. Directly after swimming I…
Live to love another day!
April 17, 2016
It is that time of year again where it is socially acceptable to stuff your face with heart shaped candy and chocolates, therefore our topic for this week is EAT – PLAY – LOVE… you…
Taming the beast that is the ABSA Cape Epic.
April 17, 2016
For almost every South African mountain biker, riding this race is a lifelong dream, a privilege Fritz and I were blessed with in 2014 and one will hopefully be realizing in March 2016. Anybody who…
Update on my training
April 17, 2016
My training programme looks much better, but it is still tough. I decided to do two out of the three sports a day and focus on that day’s training. Some of my fellow swim athletes…
Strenght
April 17, 2016
Before I started training my body was weak and didn’t have a lot of strength. I couldn’t carry two liter Cokes in a grocery bag; it was too heavy for me. My family (except me)…
Image Play
April 17, 2016
Stress and work burnout is probably nothing new to any of us, as most of us suffer some type of emotional stress throughout our lives. These pressures may include work related stress, financial pressures, the…
Grow spiritually
April 17, 2016
Well I think it all starts with God’s great love toward us (John 3:16, 17), and that He has adopted us as His children (1 John 3:1 & Romans 8:14-17). There is no process of…
My bipolar story
April 17, 2016
In 2005, I was seventeen years old and in grade 11. From the start of the year my parents and I noticed there was something different about me. I was more depressed and lost a…
How Prayer helps
April 17, 2016
In many instances when I talk about spiritual aspects with patients who suffer from depression or anxiety they express a need to feel closer to God, as many of them feel that they have been…
A weekend prayer
April 17, 2016
Throughout the week we come into contact with people who have been hurt, that are ill and who have experienced pain. But, through prayer and faith we may find salvation in the Lord and the…
When life hits home
April 17, 2016
It is with a heavy heart that I write this post… Somebody I know well took her own life this weekend and it really hit home. She suffered from bipolar disorder and had her struggles…