“Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life, the whole aim, and end of human existence.” – Aristotle Prior to studying positive psychology, I thought happiness was simply about feeling pleasure and enjoyment. It turns out there’s more to it than being a positive emotion. We all want and strive to be happy, to …
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“Don’t waste your time in anger, regrets, worries, and grudges. Life is too short to be unhappy.” ― Roy T. Bennett A life filled with regrets is an unhappy life. Who wants to be haunted by what-ifs, if only or what could have been? I know how it feels to look back and reflect on …
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“I can shake off everything as I write; my sorrows disappear; my courage is reborn.” — Anne Frank Queen Victoria, Marcus Aurelius, Anne Frank, Virginia Woolf, Mark Twain, and Benjamin Franklin were journalers. These were some of the famous people in history who used a journal to record their thoughts and day to day reflections. …
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If you’re not happy today, then you won’t be happy tomorrow unless you take things into your own hands and take action. – Sonja Lyubomirsky I believe it’s safe to say that we all want to be happy. If we think about it, our behaviours are mainly motivated by wanting to feel pleasure and …
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“In order to heal, you may wish to become your own hero” – Dr Gabor Maté To create and live a flourishing life, we need to be healthy both mentally and physically. As someone who was unhealthy in the past, I wish I’d been taught to listen to my body early on. I wish I …
“May your choices reflect your hopes, not your fears” – Nelson Mandela If there’s a silver lining to the Covid19 lockdown, it’s that I have more opportunities for stillness and reflection. There was a time in the past when every aspect of my life fell apart – relationships, health, finances, career. I reflected on …
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“The secret of change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new.” – Socrates Do you zone out easily or struggle with focused attention? I used to struggle with focusing my attention. I get easily distracted by seemingly anything: my thoughts, my mobile phone, books and …
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“The aim of Positive Psychology is to catalyze a change in psychology from a preoccupation only with repairing the worst things in life to also building the best qualities in life” – Martin Seligman, Founder of Positive Psychology and former President of the American Psychological Association It was July 2019 when I attended the World …
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“Art is unquestionably one of the purest and highest elements in human happiness. It trains the mind through the eye, and the eye through the mind. As the sun colors flowers, so does art color life.” ~John Lubbock (1834-1913), “The Pleasures of Life.” I don’t know how it started; it seems and feels innate …
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“Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage.” – Anais Nin Three years ago, before starting a course in Positive Psychology and Wellbeing, I was asked to complete various assessments or surveys, one of which is about character strengths. In positive psychology, 24 character strengths serve as pathways to wellbeing. The purpose of …
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