Mindful Moment, the blog of Vista Clinic: reaching, caring, healing

Mindful Moment, the blog of Vista Clinic: reaching, caring, healing

From the Mindful Moment Blog

Mental health insights and updates from the Vista Clinic team.

Spirituality uncut!

April 17, 2016

Spirituality What? What are you talking about? Is that not what we do at church, be all spiritual? Familiar question? So many of us do “spirituality”, but do we really know what it means? Or,…

Pray more regularly.

April 17, 2016

People think that I manage the bipolar well through all the exercise, seeing my doctors regularly and taking my medication. These are all tools, but prayer is where I find real strength. Paul writes in…

Why sing??

April 17, 2016

Why sing? and how will it improve my spirituality or other aspects of my life? Singing strengthens the immune system, according to research by scientists at the University of Frankfurt in Germany, published in the…

My theater

April 17, 2016

My brother and his wife went to a theater production. We sat in the third row from the from the stage and right in the middle. We could see everything that was happening on stage. …

What makes the sun come up?

April 17, 2016

What makes the sun come up?? Too often I hear how people have lost their faith, not just in humanity and the world but in God. And I get that, I so often feel that…

First ten kilometre run

April 17, 2016

In the beginning of the year, Rochelle and I agreed to do a race at our local Vaal Mall on Wednesday 18 March. There were three categories: five, ten or fifteen kilometres. I planned to…

Grow spiritually through helping others!

April 17, 2016

It is a new week and this week our Happiness HELPS focus is on how can I grow my spirituality through helping others. So often we get caught up in our everyday doings. We worry…

The best way to start a Friday!

April 17, 2016

What a way to start a Friday morning. For the past week our theme was to grow spiritually through helping others, but today I saw firsthand how we can improve our own spirituality by helping…

Helping others grow spiritually

April 17, 2016

Last week our topic was focused on how we can grow spiritually through helping others. Well this week we are turning the tables just a little bit, as this week we are focusing on how…

Warrior Race

April 17, 2016

Miekie is a true athlete. During his school career he was always one of the top athletes in the school. He is always on the lookout for a new sport to practice. Triathlons and races…

Practise Spiritual Growth

April 17, 2016

Over the past few days I have been wrestling with thoughts of spiritual growth. My biggest obstacle was how I will be able to help someone with their spiritual growth if I myself am not…

Thank you Vista

April 17, 2016

Practicing three sports is a hassle for me sometimes. One of them is carrying around the different clothes for each sport. When I plan to train all three sports in one day, I have to…