{"id":1886,"date":"2015-06-06T19:20:55","date_gmt":"2015-06-06T11:20:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/morphos-intl.com\/?p=1886"},"modified":"2023-09-21T01:13:45","modified_gmt":"2023-09-20T17:13:45","slug":"a-thought-on-self-help","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/morphos-intl.com\/index.php\/opinions\/a-thought-on-self-help\/","title":{"rendered":"A Thought on Self Help"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-lms06maf-81406bbb08ed8e519ad9a5929265cab8\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-lms06maf-81406bbb08ed8e519ad9a5929265cab8{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-lms06maf-81406bbb08ed8e519ad9a5929265cab8 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-lms06maf-81406bbb08ed8e519ad9a5929265cab8 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-lms06maf-81406bbb08ed8e519ad9a5929265cab8 av-special-heading-h2 blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first '><h2 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  >A Thought on Self Help<\/h2><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-ef7fdae6b3b86bd1e5936ff9fbb8ffa2 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Life in an increasingly VUCA (volatile, uncertain, complex, ambiguous) world has brought about an unprecedented pressure on the concept of self. We are increasingly uncertain of who we are, what we stand for and how to live our lives.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, some gave up the notion of living as whole beings, content to live\u00a0broken, fragmented lives, changing their beliefs and values with every situation. While others dive into the sea of &#8220;self-help&#8221;, seeking for a glimmer of sanity which could be their anchor in the storm of life.<\/p>\n<p>So what then?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/morphos-intl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/a-note-on-self-help.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1887\" src=\"http:\/\/morphos-intl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/a-note-on-self-help-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"a note on self help\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/morphos-intl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/a-note-on-self-help-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/morphos-intl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/a-note-on-self-help-1030x686.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/morphos-intl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/a-note-on-self-help-705x470.jpg 705w, https:\/\/morphos-intl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/a-note-on-self-help-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/morphos-intl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/a-note-on-self-help.jpg 1458w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>I asked the librarian, &#8220;where&#8217;s the self help section?&#8221; She said if she told me, it would defeat the purpose.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Sometimes we demand too much of ourselves to make sense of this chaos around us, where in reality, we just need someone (in this case, the librarian) to point us in\u00a0the right direction.<\/p>\n<p>Let your self help include asking others to\u00a0help.<\/p>\n<p>Your partners for change are here if you need us. 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