by Dan Collinson | Nov 4, 2016 | Positive Psychology, self-development
“A happy life must be to a great extent a quiet life, for it is only in an atmosphere of quiet that true joy dare live.” Bertrand Russell,Kilimanjaro, Tanzania The outstanding legacy of Christopher Peterson, PhD, includes an article entitled “A Quiet Positive...
by Lynn Soots | Oct 25, 2016 | Positive Psychology, Relationships, self-growth
All of us go through tough times in life and it’s so important to make sure we get the most out of our relationships whether it’s with our partner, kids, friends or colleagues. I, like many of you, have had my fair share of knocks in life and would love to share a...
by Lynn Soots | Oct 22, 2016 | Health, Positive Psychology, Relationships, Show & Tell
While I do not profess to be an expert on Navy submarines, in my military travels I do recall several Navy friends talking about the silent running of the submarines. This is a term used when a submarine goes into a silent mode of operations. In the mode of silent...
by LesleyLyle | Oct 20, 2016 | Positive Psychology
Winter Depression As the end of October fast approaches, so the evenings become darker as we turn our clocks back an hour and head towards the winter solstice. For many, this signifies the beginning of Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) and a long road ahead of...
by Lynn Soots | Sep 28, 2016 | Positive Psychology, Relationships, self-growth
Think for a moment about one of your best friends (perhaps someone that you have been friends with for ages, or got to know more recently and just ‘gelled’ with)…visualise their face …imagine the sound of their voice…maybe looking forward to a planned meet up, or...
by Lynn Soots | Sep 26, 2016 | Community, Positive Psychology, Strengths
Seligman’s Moonshot Goal In Martin Seligman’s seminal book, Flourish, he concludes with what I like to see as his sigh of the soul. He talks of when he was at the first World Congress of the IPPA in 2009 and James Pawelski posed this question: “What vision can we...
