Positive Psychology

Sunday, July 25, 2010

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2008

Always look on the bright side of life.

The journey is the reward according to a sage who lived long ago. I think it was Steve Jobs. In any case, it is still true today and everyday.

"Have some fun, because when you're dead, you're done." Gatemouth Brown happily sang in the years before his passing.
One loses many chances to laugh by not laughing at oneself. Relax a bit.
Generate feelings of excitement about your life and where you're going.
The more we do, the more we can do. Taking action motivates us.
New approaches are needed . The problems we face today are different from the problems we faced yesterday. You should never feel bored. Vitality comes from embracing challenges.
The greater the obstacle, the more glory in overcoming it.
Enthusiasm finds the opportunities and energy makes the most of them.

According to research making changes and learning new habits is easier if we make the process a fun one.

Positive Psychology given credence by Academia:

Positive psychology is the scientific study of the strengths and virtues that enable individuals and communities to thrive.

Commentators on the subject Martin Seligman and Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, note that:

"The field of positive psychology at the subjective level is about valued subjective experiences: well-being, contentment, and satisfaction (in the past); hope and optimism (for the future); and flow and happiness (in the present).

At the individual level, it is about positive individual traits: the capacity for love and vocation, courage, interpersonal skill, aesthetic sensibility, perseverance, forgiveness, originality, future mindedness, spirituality, high talent, and wisdom.

At the group level, it is about the civic virtues and the institutions that move individuals toward better citizenship: responsibility, nurturance, altruism, civility, moderation,tolerance, and work ethic."