by Lynn Soots | December, 2015 | self-development, Strengths
For me, the holiday season is all about mixed emotions. On the one hand, I love the wrapping of gifts, the decorating of the Christmas tree and the smell of yummy goodies, while joyful music plays in the background, silenced only by the sound of merry laughter and the...
by Lynn Soots | December, 2015 | Community, Julie Ostrow, Positive Psychology, Relationships, Uncategorized
What does it mean to ‘go home’? I recently had the opportunity to visit the town where I grew up. I haven’t lived there in decades, yet, I visited two weekends in a row. One weekend was reconnecting with the past—my high school reunion. The following weekend was spent...
by Lynn Soots | November, 2015 | Relationships, self-development, Strengths, Uncategorized
Back in Canada, I knew a lovely Spanish lady whose kids were in the same school as mine. We were talking about parenting one day, and she said the secret to a happy life was to raise children with all your heart and expect nothing in return. It sounded like wise...
by Lynn Soots | November, 2015 | Education, self-development
I set forth on the journey into Positive Psychology for two reasons. First, to stop looking at everything through a muddy lens of what is wrong with people. Second, to far distance myself from the self-help homogeneous world of “you can do it—just put on a smile, and...
by Lynn Soots | October, 2015 | Positive Psychology, Relationships, self-development
I have always harmonized with the idea that authentic or genuine lessons are often those lessons not taught in schools but realized from watching a true master craft their skills in everyday life. I would like to share a story about “Grandma Jennie” that is not only a...
