Positive Psychology: Quotes

Tuesday, September 13, 2016

Quotes

Instructions for living a life. Pay attention. Be astonished. Tell about it. - Mary Oliver

"What a wonderful life I've had! I only wish I'd realized it sooner." - Colette

When wealth is lost,nothing is lost;when health is lost,something is lost; when character is lost,all is lost.

- Billy Graham

When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached,don't adjust the goals, adjust the action steps.

- Confucius

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."