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Geloof vs Positiwiteit
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Hallo Nadia
Vandag wil ek ‘n diep gesprek uit my hart met jou deel. Die naam Nadia beteken hoop en ek wil vandag met jou die oorsprong van hoop deel. Die oorsprong van hoop is geloof.
Dit het my opgeval dat wanneer ek praat oor geloof word elke gesprek geswaai na die positiwiteit. Positiwiteit is nogal ‘n gonswoord (“buzz word”) van die tyd, want mense praat van positiewe sielkunde en positiewe versterking in opvoedkunde. Die positiwiteitsbeweging gaan oor die ingesteldheid om optimisties te wees en nie negatief na die lewe te kyk nie. Dit is dus ‘n gebruik of lewensuitkyk waar jy doelbewus na die positiewe in elke situasie kyk. Dis ‘n pragtige idee, maar dit is nie geloof nie.
Wanneer ek van geloof praat is dit vir my daardie diep innerlike wete wat groter is as my twyfel, pyn of enige deurmekaar gedagtes. Dit is ‘n gevestigde geestelike wete wat groter is as my lewenshouding of menslike redenasies. In Hebreërs 11:1 lees ek: “Om te glo, is om seker te wees van die dinge wat ons hoop, om oortuig te wees van die dinge wat ons nie sien nie”. Jesus het vir Thomas gesê: “Gelukkig is dié wat nie gesien het nie en tog glo”.
Ek glo God is my Vader en my Saligmaker. Jesus het ook gesê: “Maar aan almal wat Hom aangeneem het, dié wat in Hom glo, het Hy die reg gegee om kinders van God te word”. Dit soveel meer as positiwiteit, want dit is vir my ‘n geloofsaak. ‘n Saak tussen my en God wat deur niks verander kan word nie.
Nadia, ek glo dat die Bybel God se Woord is. Ek lees in 1 Korintiërs 12 van die genadegawes van God wat geloof, genesing en wonders insluit (Lees asseblief die hele hoofstuk). Vandag kan ek sonder ‘n sweempie van twyfel vir jou vertel dat ek glo dat God wonderwerke doen en drome waar maak. Ek glo dat ek omvou is met God se genade. Geen diagnose van beroerte, kanker of enige ongesteldheid sal my laat twyfel in God se genesende krag nie, want ek glo Hy is my Geneesheer.
Geloof is dus ‘n baie persoonlike saak wat elkeen van ons met ons Skepper moet uit maak, voordat die lewe ons klap, in die middel van elke lewenstorm en wanneer ons wonder wat het ons getref. Die feit dat slegte dinge in die lewe gebeur is werklik en ‘n positiewe lewensuitkyk help ons om vinniger op te staan.
Ek sal elke dag waag om vaste vertroue in God se genade te hê, wat my in staat stel om in genade besluite te neem en liefde te leef. My geloof sê dat ek weet God is in staat om ver meer te doen as wat ek ooit kon dink.
Nadia, hou vas aan jou geloof!
As jy vuisvoos voel en uitgeput raak is jy welkom om ‘n afspraak te maak sodat ek jou kan help om jou kop weer op te tel. Ek is ‘n oproep ver. Jy kan self ‘n afspraak bespreek sonder enige derde party wat baie vrae vra deur na my webwerf te gaan vir aanlyn- en in-persoon-afsprake.
My kantoor sal oop wees gedurende die feestyd vir aanlyn- en in-persoon-afsprake.
Groete tot volgende keer.
Dr Barbara
I Am Your Breakthrough Champion
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I am your breakthrough champion who demystifies trauma and crises because life is about more than solving problems. Life is a journey with many ups and downs as well as detours and exit roads.
Going for counselling can be an unnerving prospect in any situation where you haven’t defined your problem in your own words. The first question you can ask yourself is might I benefit from trying counselling? The answer is an unequivocal YES if you are experiencing one or more of the following awareness:
- The constant feeling of being overwhelmed
- You can’t seem to stop making self-defeating choices
- You might be stuck in a frustrating rut
- You are caught in a place where nothing you’ve done before seems to have helped
- You feel like nobody understands
- You are riding an emotional rollercoaster
- You crave a new perspective
The why and the how of A Sensible Vision
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Can I be a good counsellor?
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Can I be a counsellor?
As a little girl, I wasn’t the kind of person who carried destitute kittens home. I had sympathy for hurting and suffering people. I remember giving away some of my precious toys to children who had no toys.
Years later my childhood compassion translated into the desire to make a more substantial difference in people’s lives. Being a young adult in the transition years to a democratic South Africa created many opportunities to help people. In my book A Sensible Vision I wrote about this particular part of our journey.
Turbulent times and the resulting hardship people endure are now rifer than in the past. In our little country, we have to deal with illnesses, natural and human-induced disasters, water scarcities, poverty, and unemployment. Murders, domestic violence, and crime make it seem as though people gave up on being humane. Healing and wholeness must start on the inside.
My plea is that we leave no one in pain. Our society needs counsellors, victim supporters, and caring people on every level, in every institution. We need well-trained counsellors in every school, church, and community organisation.
One of the first questions people ask during conversations is “Can I be a good counsellor?”. This is a powerful question to ask when you care about people because the answer can expand your horizons. You don’t have to excel at all forms of supporting people because you can focus on the areas that are closest to your caring heart.
I compiled a self-assessment quiz that should give you a guideline for your natural ability to help others.
Training offered
The team at Kailo Training Institute is committed to supporting learners to complete their studies successfully. We have first-hand experience of the challenges experienced by adult learners, especially the multi-vocational scholars.
Although the programs are presented online, and learners can work asynchronous and at their own pace no one is left to struggle alone. The lecturers are seasoned facilitators who arrange weekly online contact sessions with the learners. The lecturers are involved in the preliminary interviews, the selection process and coaching during the studies and practical work.
The learners receive a grid with all the modules they have to complete and there are additional models to assist with practical aspects such as writing skills and research methods. Even though learners can work at their own pace, there are milestones that they have to reach to ensure that their studies will be completed within the contracted timeframe.
If you are interested in studying with us, you can send an Expression of Interest today. There is a quiz available if you wonder whether you can be a good counsellor. QUIZ.
