Positive Psychology: Pics and posters

Wednesday, January 18, 2017

Pics and posters

"The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now." - Chinese proverb.

Henri Cartier-Bresson

Mr. Baker, best known for playing R2-D2 in the Star Wars films, shown above with Muhammad Ali. http://bit.ly/2iSlFJF

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."