The Gazette 1995

GAZETTE

JULY 1995

continually rushed; you're away too many evenings because of office or other commitments; and your spouse and children are missing you. What should you do? Write down the various categories in your life; spouse, work, children, financial, recreation/exercise, extra- curricular committees etc. Determine what the stressors are in each category and plan your goals accordingly. Whatever you decide to do, make your plans specific and reasonable. Start with one or two at a time and expand them as you achieve progress. Review your goals monthly, occasionally modifying your goals if they aren't attainable. Keep at it. Just as the stress process itself is dynamic, so too is stress management. For stress management to be effective there must be a continuous cycle of assessment, intervention and evaluation. There are no quick fixes here, rather stress management is a way of life. Ta k i ng control is the starting point for all stress management. As George Bernard Shaw put it in his play 'Mrs Wa r r en 's Profession': 'People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. I don't believe in circumstances. The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and if they c an 't find them, make them.' And example of working within the Circle of Influence! * Professor Ciaran A. O'Boyle is Professor of Psychology in the Medical School of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland. The material in this article was presented as a paper at the Annual Conference of the Law Society of Northern Ireland.

Flowers of Scotland

Younger Members Committee - Visit to Scotland Pictured on their visit to Scotland are l-r: Monica Leech, Younger Members Committee; Jan McCleen, Chairperson, Scottish Younger Lawyers Committee; Orla Coyne, Chairperson, Younger Members Coimmittee; Bailie Craig Roberton, City of Glasgow City Council; Philipa Howley, Younger Members Committee and John Campbell, Younger Members Committee.

During the weekend of 10/11 June the Scottish Young Lawyers played host to a "clan gathering" - of the legal variety - on the occasion of their annual conference. Delegates taking part were drawn from young lawyers groups in England. France, Belgium. Denmark and the Czech Republic. Six representatives from the Younger Members Committee attended from Ireland and were joined by two of our colleagues from the Northern Ireland Young Solicitors group. Although the conference itself was held in Glasgow, Friday was spent on a working visit to Edinburgh which is the legal as well as the administrative capital of Scotland. Members of the Scottish Bar were on hand to explain the workings of the Scottish Legal System and to brief the party on the background of the cases being heard in the Court of Sessions. It was of some interest to note that Scottish Barristers have evolved the practice of walking up and down their equivalent of the Round Hall to avoid eavesdroppers! If the current good

weather continues this practice may well catch on in Dublin!

The weekend was not without its social events including a civic reception hosted by the Glasgow City Council. The social highlight however, was the Highland Ceilidh at which the visiting delegations amused and entertained the hosts with our interpretations of Scottish dancing! From an Irish point of view, it was very reassuring to discover that many of our concerns about working conditions within the profession and career prospects are shared by our fellow Europeans. "Haste ye back" is the traditional Scottish farewell and the courtesy, friendship and hospitality of our hosts on this occasion were greatly appreciated by the Younger Members Committee, all of whom look forward to the return visit.

RESULTS OF SOCCER BLITZ RAFFLE

lst Prize - Blue Ticket No. 167 2nd Prize - Ye l l ow Ticket No. 43 3rd Prize - Blue Ticket No. 3 58

The winners can contact Orla Coyne at 8 72 3 2 5 5.

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