“A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.”— Winston Churchill Before Taking Positive Psychology my thoughts about the course were that I would basically just learn how people are able to maintain...
“You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe,deserve your love and affection” Buddha Before taking Positive Psychology Before taking Positive Psychology all I could really think of how this class might help me improve my current and future life. Honestly,...
Before Taking Positive Psychology my thoughts about the course were skeptical, I didn’t think that I would be able to keep up with the work and the assignment but I manage to do okay. Being a full time mom and working full time, I really have to discipline myself to...
I was not sure what I expected for this course because I never heard of it so I did not really have thoughts about it. When we began the first week’sreading assignments, exercises and questions, it became clear of what this course was about. An Ah-Ha moment for...
“True wisdom is knowing what you don’t know” —Confucius A reflection of the journey As I reflect on this journey, I can’t help but feel a profound sense of accomplishment and relief. As with all of my previous courses, I jumped in with an open-mind and I...
When I made the decision to enroll in this class as opposed to a different one, it was because I was struggling with dealing with a lot of stuff at work and at home and I was having a hard time with my attitude.
“I am in charge of how I feel and today I am choosing happiness.” Before Taking Positive Psychology my thoughts about the course were: I thought the course was going to talk about positivity within a person and how to avoid negativity in a person’s life. Though I also...
“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence is not an act but a habit.” Before Taking Positive Psychology my thoughts about the course were that positive psychology was about being happy and looking at the brighter side to life. I thought positive psychology was about...
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...
Although it is commonly believed that there are 100 billion neurons in the human brain, we still don’t know the exact number. Many of the most important chemicals in our body are produced by those neurons. In fact there are chemicals associated with every emotional...