Positive Psychology: The Unstoppable Human Spirit: US Marine who lost 3 limbs in Afghanistan, completed grueling 10-mile Spartan Race

Saturday, December 28, 2013

The Unstoppable Human Spirit: US Marine who lost 3 limbs in Afghanistan, completed grueling 10-mile Spartan Race

Photo courtesy of Kevin High Photography

In making New Years Resolutions these guys can offer inspiration to all of us.

The Unstoppable Human Spirit is the best description of what drives such a person to rise to new challenges.

In spite of the grave situation this man faces, he does not give-up on himself ; instead he takes on new challenges, such as this grueling ten mile obstacle course... or even wrestling an alligator!

When Cpl. Love is not involved in an iron man competitions, skiing, surfing, or skydiving, he wrestles alligators in Florida

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Cpl Todd Love, US Marine who lost 3 limbs in Afghanistan, completed grueling 10-mile Spartan Race

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Strength: Triple amputee and Marine Corporal Todd Love makes his way to the finish line of The Beast event of the Spartan Race

Todd Love, Leesburg, VA - Super Spartan

Link: http://blog.spartanrace.com/tag/todd-love/

Read More: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2195897/Triple-amputee-veteran-completes-grueling-10-5-mile-endurance-race-called-The-Beast-hours-honor-fallen-U-S-soldiers.html

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."