Three items of Positive Psychology in the news recently:
EU Citizens Are Officially Happy!

A Reuters article (2-26-07) reports EU citizens are officially happy: poll about a pan-European opinion poll published on Monday showing 87% of EU citizens considering themselves happy, with a record 97% in Denmark.  The article says that this “Eurobarometer survey on “European social reality” [was] conducted between mid-November and […]

What would you expect to hear from a would-be superintendent if you asked him what he wants to change in the public school system?  Smaller classes?  Stronger academics?  Improved test scores?  These are often the words we hear proclaimed when discussing school improvement, so I was surprised and delighted by the answer from one superintendent candidate in my […]

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I am the voluntary leader of a religious congregation of over 400 members.  Like many churches, we have various auxiliaries and organizations to meet the needs of our membership.  These include organizations for the young men, the young women, the children, the men, the women, the single adults, the poor and needy, the unemployed, and […]

When I was eight years old, I boldly walked up to my parents and declared that I was ready to paint my room yellow. I’m sure they did their best to stifle a grin as they asked what exactly had come over me. As the child of two lawyers, I was ready to make my […]

by DEBBIE SWICK, MBA 
Today is Ash Wednesday, the beginning of the Lenten season in the Christian tradition. No doubt you have heard “I’m giving up (blank) for Lent.” (Insert favorite food, drink, activity, or other indulgent vice in the blank.) The focus of this season seems to be on self-sacrifice and self-control. These can be […]

On the first day of the first ever Masters in Applied Positive Psychology program, Chris Peterson suggested that a key to positive psychology can be found in these three words: “Other people matter.”  Here is a case in point.  My comments follow.
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Special Valentine’s Day Edition
Feb. 14, 2007
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Every few days or so, when I need a break from the world, I go to my sanctuary on top of a remote mountain in the Canadian Rockies.
Well, at least my brain is convinced that I do.
During my junior year as a varsity collegiate rower in Boston, my coach – concerned about some of our […]

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Recommendations for Books on Positive Psychology?
Number 1 - This is the definitive MUST READ:
Authentic Happiness by Martin Seligman
Number 2 - This is where a lot of the original research came from:
Learned Optimism by Martin Seligman
Number 3 - This is like the non-textbook textbook on the field.
A Primer in Positive Psychology by Chris Peterson
Number 4 -
Flow […]