I was seeing my friend after many weeks. She’d been away in Kashmir, visiting a Hindu shrine. I knew she’d had a bad experience and I feared it had something to do with the ongoing Hindi-Muslim riots in the region. Little did I guess… A Journey to remember She said...
The challenges of winter Many people find the short, cold, dark days of January and February a challenge. This is hardly surprising as our body clocks are disrupted because our daily routines are not aligned with the natural daylight hours. Unlike our ancestors who...
Mapuche culture transcends and makes us remember the meaning of happiness Two years ago I was in a remote place called Cole Cole, which is located 25 kms of the Chiloé national park (173 km away from Castro). I was there for more than a month doing trails and long...
Secret Confessions of an Introvert Is positive psychology unwittingly packaging the extravert ideal as happiness? Here’s the thing…as introverts read the positive psychology rhetoric on happiness, I believe there is a real chance they will feel increasingly alienated....
What does it mean to be authentic? Authenticity is when what’s inside you, is what comes out of you. I don’t mean your guts and innards – that would be a bit weird! I mean your deepest thoughts, feelings, desires and truth. It’s akin to honesty. It’s about not hiding,...
I love surfing movies. Whether it’s FBI agents tracking down surfing bank robbers, a lost youth grieving his father through the curl, or my personal favorite, shark-victim girl surfing her way to spiritual healing. I love them all. I’ve never actually surfed myself....
I always had an infatuation with intuition. I saw it as an inner guide, the voice of my true self, with answers to all the questions that befuddled me. If only I could nurture a reliable connection to this secret hideout of wisdom. If only I could tune up its voice in...
Dan Collinson, our PPP “liason” has challenged the Portuguese team to write the January post on the theme: “wishes for 2016”. We’ve loved the idea and, based on the “gratitude exercise”, we’ve decided to add to our wishes, the things that we feel blessed for in the past year, 2015. So each member was invited to do this exercise and we are very happy to share it with you.
If you’re not feeling happy or fulfilled, it could be because you are not using your creativity. If you feel stagnant and stuck in life, this doesn’t feel good because it’s not natural. You’re not meant to stand still.
As we start a New Year, it is an opportune time to take stock of where The Positive Psychology People has come from, where it currently is, and most excitingly, what the future has in store for this website.