Positive Psychology: The Diary of Frida Kahlo : An Intimate Self-Portrait

Tuesday, February 18, 2020

The Diary of Frida Kahlo : An Intimate Self-Portrait

The Diary of Frida Kahlo : An Intimate Self-Portrait

Photography © Lola Álvarez Bravo
1944

I've been walking with clenched fists ever since I can remember ~ but when I open my hands they are empty, and I wonder how long I've been holding on, to nothing.

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."