Dr Santie van der Merwe

Tag: optimism

  • Resilience – Part 4

    Tickle That Funny Bone Make time to see the humour in things. Babies start smiling at around six months of age. We also like to believe that our pets, especially dogs, can smile. It makes sense that monkeys and baboons can laugh, but few people will believe that rats apparently laugh too. We as humans,…

  • Resilience – Part 3

    Give Negativity a Knuckle SandwichCultivating optimism is key to building your resilience. My friend gave me some strawberry popcorn seeds. These are the most beautiful dark, ruby coloured pomegranate seeds – just smaller. Being a keen gardener, I planted them immediately and after a couple of very long months, I finally harvested my first crop.…