Reflection : Challenge to myself to form positive emotions, thoughts or behaviors 身语意

Think of an activity or an exercise that you have tried before in order to try to increase your well-being. Did it work? Or an activity you have initiated with or for your child(ren) to try to cultivate positive emotions, thoughts or behaviors? How was the outcome?

Reflection : Meaning and Purpose that matters to me (MPM2M)

What is something 'larger than yourself' to which you feel connected and that provides you with meaning and purpose in your life?

Heard of Dr. Duckworth's research on "Positive Psychology – Character, Grit & Research Methods"?

Think of an example of something for which you feel/felt or an everyday sort of significant achievement, accomplishment or mastery that you experience, e.g. checking off most of the items on your daily to-do list. In your opinion, how do these compare in how they contribute to your well-being?

Reflection : When was the last time that I had experienced some positive emotions?

I was still immersed in yesterday's happiness when today's sadness knocked on my door..

Barbara Fredrickson is one of the world leaders in research about Positive Emotion. She studies 10 :  love, joy, gratitude, serenity, interest, hope, pride, amusement, inspiration and awe. There is quite a range here.

I can think of some examples of the times I experienced each of these emotions such as the first time we went on a date, the first time when we held hands, on our marriage day, when we receive news of becoming first time parents, holding our first born in our arms, listening to late granny telling us her stories of how she successfully raised all six children single-handedly shortly after she gave birth to my aunt and so on. Like most people, there are certain of them that I may experience much more regularly than some of the others.

Reflection : Identify and build strengths in ourselves first not our child(ren)

To develop what is optimal in life, we need to not just eliminate the negative but to identify and build strengths.