What is a Feeling?

April 2, 2012

The Oxford dictionary defines feeling to mean “to touch or have an emotion” and emotion as “the feeling part of awareness as compared to thinking.” As discussed in Sweet-Talk to Yourself, feelings are typically responses to our thoughts and beliefs. Most of our misery is created by stinking thinking or damaging self-talk often implanted in our early years.

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Basic Feeling List

March 27, 2012

Learn to become familiar with your feeling state. Imagine watching yourself as if you were between 18 and 24 months old. Just notice. There is no need to express. Just be and study what this feeling is telling you.

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How Applied Positive Psychology Strengthens Resilience

March 27, 2012

Most of this month I initiated the 21 day Patricia’s Positive (Be Positive) Psychology Challenge. Actually there are some people who are just now starting it, continuing or participating for a second time. Take a look.

But one element I took for granted is that people would know how the theories, research and applied practices of Positive Psychology strengthen resilience. Here is a look at the relationship. Note: Emotional Intelligence is also closely aligned to the research in resilience.

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Falling Apart: The Advantages of Being Vulnerable

March 27, 2012

Years ago, my therapist, Ken Martin, said something to me like, “You feel ashamed that you are in this state. You believe you are less mentally and emotionally hardy than most people, don’t you?” I nodded a tear-filled affirmative. He explained that my pain was available for release, to be healed and integrated into a stronger whole, a stronger me!

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Feed Postive Self Talk

March 26, 2012

Sometimes life stinks. We suddenly discover that we’ve been drifting in a leaky boat that finally goes under. No matter how competent we are events external to our locus of control destroys what is important to us. Multiple adversities make crumbling into ashes normal. Yet, through adversity, a stronger person emerges with increased self-esteem.

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Your Rights at Work

March 26, 2012

Regrettably, discrimination and harassment continues in our workplaces, organizations and communities. Regrettably, there are places, times and people with whom we need to assert our rights. But are we clear on what those rights are?

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Our Day Twenty-One: Patricia’s Positive Psychology (Be Positive) Challenge

March 20, 2012

To Begin the Challenge: Please read instructions, background and about prizes for this 21 day challenge (Patricia’s Positive Psychology Challenge) at the links below:
• Ideas from The Happiness Advantage by Shawn Anchor

• Patricia’s Positive Psychology Challenge: Invitation and Introduction

Here are my results for DAY TWENTY-ONE of the Positive Psychology Challenge

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Our Day Twenty: Patricia’s Positive Psychology (Be Positive) Challenge

March 20, 2012

To Begin the Challenge: Please read instructions, background and about prizes for this 21 day challenge (Patricia’s Positive Psychology Challenge) at the links below:

• Ideas from The Happiness Advantage by Shawn Anchor

• Patricia’s Positive Psychology Challenge: Invitation and Introduction

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Our Day Nineteen: Patricia’s Positive Psychology (Be Positive) Challenge

March 18, 2012

To Begin the Challenge: Please read instructions, background and about prizes for this 21 day challenge (Patricia’s Positive Psychology Challenge) at the links below:
• Ideas from The Happiness Advantage by Shawn Anchor

• Patricia’s Positive Psychology Challenge: Invitation and Introduction

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Our Day Eighteen: Patricia’s Positive Psychology (Be Positive) Challenge

March 17, 2012

 To Begin the Challenge: Please read instructions, background and about prizes for this 21 day challenge (Patricia’s Positive Psychology Challenge) at the links below:

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