Dealing with Grief & Loss Tumaini Tidbits #8 DEALING WITH GRIEF AND LOSS When there is a death in a family or a death of a close friend or fellow worker, there are healthy ways of dealing with grief so that one can get through the sadness and continue on with a meaningful and fulfilled.
New Years Resolution Tumaini Tidbits #7 Have you made your New Year’s Resolution yet? I must confess that I usually don’t do that anymore because I don’t want to set myself up to be disappointed. The trouble with New Year’s Resolutions is that a year is a very long time, although not as long as.
Anger Tumaini Tidbits #5 I’m sure most everyone would agree that anger is undisputedly the most difficult emotion to deal with. Different cultures deal with it in different ways. I spent 19 years in Japan, where anger is seldom expressed, and I was raised in New Jersey with quite a few Italian neighbors who did.
Missionary Kids Tumaini Tidbits #4 At Tumaini we often help missionary families who are dealing with some kind of crisis, trauma, or tensions. So Missionary Kid’s (MKs) are often the focus of our help just because they are part of the family. Missionary kids or TCKs (Third Culture Kids), as they now are often called,.
Communication Tumaini Tidbits #3 God craves communication with us, His children. That’s why we need to pray: to talk, to ask, to praise, to thank our Maker because He desires fellowship with us. That’s also why it’s so important to read and meditate on God’s Word to keep in touch with our Creator and how.
Behavior & Feelings Tumaini Tidbits #2 Last time in Tidbits the three main areas that all theories of psychology deal with were mentioned: thinking, behavior, and feelings. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy we found out starts with trying to replace distorted thinking with more realistic thoughts that are more true to life and God’s teachings. Some counseling.
Cognitive Therapy Tumaini Tidbits #1 In each issue of Air Currents there will be Tidbits from Tumaini, which will try and help you understand more about psychology and mental health. Psychology (the science of the mind) can be a mysterious area for many people, and for a long time many missionaries have been suspicious of.
