2/14/15 – Friends, Sugar Cookies, and a Bracelet

Positive 1 I had a great afternoon with friends and gourmet food. I do need to be more social, it … More 2/14/15 – Friends, Sugar Cookies, and a Bracelet

The Jarvis Virus, Richard H. and Car Service

Positive #1: The Jarvis Virus.  It would take a long time to explain this Ingress weapon but last night I … More The Jarvis Virus, Richard H. and Car Service

How to Fight the Recession Blues

It is easy to feel powerless against the recession. Headlines are rife with doom, and we have control of almost … More How to Fight the Recession Blues

Positive #3: Happiness 101 comes to the Happiness Social.

I don’t usually tip my hand about what we’ll be doing at the Happiness Socials but maybe I’m just too … More Positive #3: Happiness 101 comes to the Happiness Social.

Positive #3: Salt Lake Behavioral Health.

This local mental health facility has been offering free CEUs (continuing education units required by mental health professionals to keep … More Positive #3: Salt Lake Behavioral Health.

Report from IPPA Conference, Day 3

Wow! What an absolutely amazing day! In case you’re just “tuning in”, today is day 3 of the 2nd Congress of the International Positive Psychology Association.
Here are the highlights:

  • Barbara Fredrickson (author of my #2 pick on Happiness, Positivity) talked about Love
  • Meeting Todd Kashdan and (what may be his last) talk at IPPA
  • Possible collaboration with positive psychologist and local, Lynn Johnson
  • Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy with a Positive Spin
  • Positive Computing
  • Meeting Jane McGonigal and using her on-line game to enhance Happiness 101
  • How much you think you can do something effects whether (and how hard) you try *
  • The use of strengths in therapy – the intermediate lesson *
  • Gala and the National Constitution Center *

* I will report on these tomorrow.

It was much cooler today. A blessing for my walk to my third download of information in the realm of positive psychology, a.k.a. Happiness! As I walked through City Hall in (literally) the heart of Philadelphia, I hummed a little tune. I was distracted by the richness and variety of the people as I walked. Per haps distracted enough by the suits, the homeless, the street venders, the skaters and the provocative dress, the song’s lyrics did not bubble to the surface until in the shadow of the Downtown Marriott. I murmured, “All you need is love. Bump-ba bump-ba bump. All you need is love. Bump-ba bump-ba bump. All you need is love, love – love is all you need.” As I realized I was humming a Beatles standard, I also realized that the topic of Barbara Fredrickson’s talk was “Love: A new lens on the science of thriving” Continue reading Report from IPPA Conference, Day 3

Positive #1 Action for Happiness

Action for Happiness, the movement for positive social change. http://bit.ly/kRztNt   ~Frank Clayton, the Happy Therapist