systems wellbeing

Well, those creepy crawler invader germs found a way to get me. After eight air flights for business travel in nine days, I suppose it was bound to happen. I started feeling fluish two Thursdays ago as I was plerking (playing and working) in Raleigh, North Carolina. By Friday morning, my fever was present and my body was achy. So, my frolleague (friend and colleague) Sandy took me to the local urgent care, where the sign on the door read “Out of rapid flu test kits.” Great! As I got back to see the doctor, though, there had just been a...

In 2012, I co-founded a certification program in applied positive psychology (CAPP)**, the science of human wellbeing and flourishing. It’s now 2018 and I have a special opportunity to teach a special section of CAPP in Midland, Michigan. Our first of seven onsite meetings was last week and I’m in the afterglow of this specialness -- the novelty, inspiration and possibility. There are so many reasons why what we are doing in Midland is special. First, a special shout out to Kathy Snyder, a MAPP grad and colleague who lives and works in Midland and has been a key contributor to...

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