Happiness 101
Posted on August 12th, 2007 by MichaelThis New York Times (07/01/07) article was reprinted in GOOD WEEKEND August 11, 2007:
The Geelong Grammar School, a prestigious boarding and day school in Australia, is planning to shape its curriculum around the precepts of positive psychology in 2008, and the government of Scotland has also been in touch with Seligman to see whether the discipline might help its citizens. “Our old nation has been renewed through our new Parliament, and if we can embrace this new science of positive psychology, we have the opportunity to create a new Enlightenment,” one government official announced.
November 6th, 2008 at 7:54 pm
we have seen in the recent world downturn that the whole of life is a state of mind.
November 3rd, 2008 at 2:52 pm
Happyness is a state of mind and so is sadness. Positive & negatives shold be experienced in the same manner to enjoy the ‘life’ in full. the best taste of life is ’sweet & sour’
October 29th, 2008 at 12:29 am
hi ,
“To think that there is only happiness is a lop-sided perception - we live in a world of duality - you can only understand happiness if you have experienced sadness. This is the world of metaphysics ”
happiness is just the feeling of being satisfies by the surrounding around us .
October 28th, 2008 at 7:14 am
Well done Geelong!!! The biggest laugh about Scotland is that it’s inhabitants insist on emigrating to England to tell us what to do. With the SNP in power there’s no wonder!
October 27th, 2008 at 3:31 am
How very fortunate you are as a nation to have a government that acknowledges the importance of positive thinking. You will move leaps and bounds past the rest of the world with this thinking in place.
October 25th, 2008 at 5:17 am
We can always choose to be happy. To see our glass ashalf-full rather than half-empty. to seee the positives in everything, but it can be difficult sometimes
October 24th, 2008 at 11:22 pm
Cheer up Scotland ? Are you having a laugh ! This is a place where people enjoy being miserable !
Seriously though you’d probably be best to follow the Australian example and start with schools.
Another way in is through humour - we may be miserable but the sense of humour is unrivalled.
September 14th, 2007 at 12:43 am
We can chose to be more positive, happier than currently. Why not decide to be happy x10 more often that chosing to be sad? Others will notice and become happier too.
September 3rd, 2007 at 8:10 am
To think that there is only happiness is a lop-sided perception - we live in a world of duality - you can only understand happiness if you have experienced sadness. This is the world of metaphysics