P's and Q's #4

Life is hard and unpredictable, as much as we like to think we are in control we are really just adapting to God's plan. Some things we want we don't get and something we don't want we get and we wonder how we ever did without it.

So here's a little antidote to make life easier (hopefully)..

(although let me be the first to admit it's easier said than done)

P's and Q's #3

This is not something new, we all know we should count our blessings but truthfully, most times we find ourselves adding up our problems instead. So it never hurts to have a gentle reminder...

The moon

A very simple but beautiful picture of the moon. I love the way the colour fades from a sort of pinky colour to light blue and then a slightly darker blue. There are no filters in this photo and it is not edited in any way. Nature at it's very best.

Enjoy!

Pleasure... Flow... and Meaning..!

For a while now I have been meaning to write a post about Positive Psychology 101. And even though I know what positive psychology is essentially, I was stumped when I had to define it. Then the other day I came across a tweet which lead to an article about positive psychology and the Olympics and the definition the writer used was so elegant I just had to quote her.

The first two paragraphs of her article had me nodding my head like one of those nodding bulldog car toys. Nowadays, there is a lot of talk about positivity, positive thinking and just being happy/positive etc. It is really easy to get confused and assume they are all mean the same thing so I was very glad when right away the writer, Louisa Jewell distinguished between positive thinking i.e. “the secret” and other similar notions and positive psychology. And as I said earlier it is the most elegant definition I have heard till date.

So “positive psychology is the scientific study of psychological well-being" as opposed to the traditional psychological model of mental illness. Additionally, it is important to “note the emphasis on ‘scientific’ which means it is based in science and empirical research" and it is therefore separate from other fluffy feel good notions. It is also not the same thing as positive thinking, or being positive and smiley all the time.

That said, I have included a TED Talks video by Martin Seligman, largely considered the father of positive psychology to further expatiate on the topic.

I hope this clarifies things, in any case there would most likely be a follow up post to this.

P's and Q's #2

Again, another one of my favourites from this year. I particularly like this quote because it relates so dearly to me. You see, I love to sleep and therefore spend most of my free time sleeping! This quote is plastered on my laptop screen to remind me I need to stay awake to make my dreams come true.

P's and Q's #1

This is one of my favourite quotes I have come across this year. It's so simple yet so profound and really makes you think.. Certainly worthy to have as my first proverb/quote on here. 

Enjoy!

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Is it superman??

No it's not superman, no it's not a bird,  it's just a plane.

Happy viewing..!