I believe that negative experiences, such as stress, frustration, disappointment, anger, and suffering are an integral part of everyday life, because of a) negative macro forces, such as earthquakes, flooding, storms and climate change, b) negative life circumstances, such as poverty, political oppression, toxic work place and marital conflicts, and c) personal limitations and frailty, such as physical handicaps, personality defects, past traumas, and painful memories.
PP1.0 believes that simply by practicing happiness enhancing activities, such as gratitude, PERMA and personal signature strengths we can achieve authentic happiness and flourishing.
In contrast, I believe that one-sided focus on happiness enhancing activities are handicapped by the unavoidable negative events if we do not accept them, cope with them and incorporate then in our daily life. We cannot cure the negatives of life, but we can certain transcend or transform them to something positive.
I also believe that we can best achieve authentic happiness and flourishing by developing appropriate virtues to cope with the negatives and pursuing a meaningful life at the same time.
PP1.0 believes that simply by practicing happiness enhancing activities, such as gratitude, PERMA and personal signature strengths we can achieve authentic happiness and flourishing.
In contrast, I believe that one-sided focus on happiness enhancing activities are handicapped by the unavoidable negative events if we do not accept them, cope with them and incorporate then in our daily life. We cannot cure the negatives of life, but we can certain transcend or transform them to something positive.
I also believe that we can best achieve authentic happiness and flourishing by developing appropriate virtues to cope with the negatives and pursuing a meaningful life at the same time.
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