potential is only a possibility

Potential is only a Possibility

Come closer, let me tell you a story. It's about me and my potential. And how that potential lay dormant for twenty years. What is potential worth, do you think? It's worth nothing if you don't do anything with it. See, the problem is that potential does not directly translate to ability or power or talent or wealth or any…
L2CiCS: Learning Log – 15th November 2017

L2CiCS: Learning Log – 15th November 2017

This week we were asked to describe the meaning of empathy in our own words. Here are my words: Empathy is being aware of other people’s emotional responses and seeing things from their point of view, understanding how they react to problems or how they have reacted to problems. It could be likened to walking alongside someone, so that you…
L2CiCS: Learning Log – 4th October 2017

L2CiCS: Learning Log – 4th October 2017

This week we learned about the following core conditions that reflect the attitude of the counsellor towards the client: Empathy, Congruence and Immediacy, and Unconditional Positive Regard (or UPR). Empathy is the highly evolved capacity of human beings to know what other human beings are feeling, and to feel an echo of it in themselves. It is an ability that…