Positive Psychology

Monday, April 11, 2011

Dona Tututa, pianist, Cabo Verde

She’s 92 years old; her piano is an extension of her own body; she can’t keep away too long from a keyboard; plays Morna and Coladera; had a life full of sentimento; had 14 children; all she wanted was to play piano and receive applause in return. We now stand and clap our hands as hard as we can. This is our tribute.

Film | Dir. João Alves da Veiga | Prod. B’lizzard

Via BUALA

Dona TUTUTA - DOC PREVIEW from B'lizzard on Vimeo.

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."