A good life is one that is characterised by complete absorption in what one does We all have had the experience of being intensely absorbed in an activity, and experiment or a feeling. This is what psychologists Mihali Csiksgentmihalyi, a leading psychologist at the Clare Mont Graduate University, calls flow. In the 1960s, studying the […]
Category Archives: Positive Psychology
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Jun
Jun
In a family there are any number of people, each one has different conditions, likes, dislikes, expectations and aspirations. All of them are trying to make sure their needs and expectations are met, that they get the focus and attention they need. For example, the husband might think he should be given the utmost respect because […]
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Jun
Jun
In the troubled times that we live, anyone who is seen sitting alone at a coffee shop or at a dinner table, enjoying some food or coffee is viewed as pitiable and sad. Those around him or her make an immediate attempt to ask them to join them. It’s not acceptable to be okay and […]
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Mar
Mar
How do we strip the alienating emotions of their power without becoming insensitive to the world, without draining life of its richness? If we merely consign them to the depths of the unconscious they will reemerge with renewed force at the first opportunity, continuing to strengthen the tendencies that perpetuate inner conflict. The ideal, contrarily […]
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Oct
Oct
Most people have a spring in their step and put their best foot forward when they are in a new relationship (work or otherwise) but they stumble and loose their footing trying to maintain relationships over the long term. Realty soon sets in and one starts realising that the honeymoon phase is officially over. The […]
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Aug
Aug
Imagine if one morning you woke up with excruciating pain in your right knee; so unbearable that you were unable to move off your bed. Your first thought would be to immediately visit a doctor along with someone. No resistance. Imagine if one morning you woke up with immense sadness in your heart; so unbearable that you […]
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Jul
Jul
Most people have a spring in their step and put their best foot forward when they are in a new relationship (work or otherwise) but they stumble and loose their footing trying to maintain relationships over the long term. Realty soon sets in that honeymoon phase is officially over. The truth is, all relationships take […]
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Jun
Jun
Most contemporary psychological research into the regulation of the emotions has focussed on how to control and modulate the emotions after they have flooded the mind. What seems to be missing is the recognition of the central role that heightened awareness and clarity of mind – the “mindfulness” of buddhism – can play in the […]
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Jun
Jun
Almost inevitably, each day, someone around us will hurt us. It could be a friend, colleague or our partner. They will forget to buy the right groceries at the store or not appreciate the hand made gift we gave them or simply, be rude to us for no fault of ours. Life is not a […]
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May
May
In the troubled times that we live, anyone who is seen sitting alone at a coffee shop or at a dinner table, enjoying some food or coffee is viewed as pitiable and sad. Those around him or her make an immediate attempt to ask them to join them. It’s not acceptable to be okay and […]