October 2012

28 Oct

Posted at 19:59h in Glimpse into Me, My life, Opportunity/Threat by

[caption id="attachment_947" align="alignleft" width="225"] I dressed as a Human Sparker, lady style.[/caption] The last time I dressed as a woman I was in high school. I was Linda Richmond and my friend was Barbara Streisand. We went all coffee talk a la Mike Myers on Saturday Night Live. (Mind you this was before I came out of the closet.) It’s been a good 17 years (eek!) since I put on a dress. For the past several years, I’ve had a hankering to do it. Why? Just a sense that it would be good for my well-being to explore and own my feminine...

10 Oct

Posted at 07:27h in Character Strength, Glimpse into Me, Meaning, Moments that matter, neuroscience, Relationships, Social-Emotional Leadership, SOMO Leadership, Uncategorized by

The field of positive psychology lost a great friend and contributor today: Dr. Chris Peterson (1950-2012). [caption id="attachment_934" align="alignleft" width="321"] RIP CP.And thank you.[/caption] You may know Dr. Peterson as the guy who researched the VIA: the character strengths inventory we use often in SOMO Leadership Labs. (We're also using his book in SOMO 300!) He put a lot of work into this tool, combing the world's many moral texts for a ubiquitous classification of strengths and virtues. I know him as Chris, one of my professors in grad school. What an amazing teacher: humorous, zestful (in his own way) and wise -...

10 Oct

Posted at 07:23h in Character Strength, Glimpse into Me, Vision by

  Bringing Positive Psychology Home: There’s No Place Like It   “In these days of wars and rumors of wars, haven’t you ever dreamed of a place where there was peace and security, where living was not a struggle but a lasting delight?” (Capra, 1937) Louis J. Alloro   Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for                                             Character Strengths & Virtues, MAPP 701 Positive Psychology Center University of Pennsylvania   January 21, 2008  Friend of Dorothy I have always been a “friend of Dorothy” (even before I knew what it meant, or, was comfortable with my own gayness) so watching The Wizard of Oz through a positive psychology lens was a real...

07 Oct

Posted at 06:30h in abundance, Cognitive-behavioral, Opportunity/Threat, Uncategorized by

How sweet it is to be in flow to have a sense that it's all working out. How easy it is to forget to fall asleep to what I know: That it's all a choice -- opportunity or threat How I perceive What I believe. How I feel What I feel When I feel If I feel I must feel. It's not in thinking. It's in the feeling behind that thinking The viscerality is sweet....

01 Oct

Posted at 08:08h in Glimpse into Me, Uncategorized by

We all come here to this time and space (this life!) with layers of complication. In my experience, on the quest for happiness (meaning/purpose, engagement, well-being), it is possible to uncover parts of me that I never knew were there. I suppose this is consciousness. Consciousness leads to transformation. I must embrace the intricacies. I love the quest. I am curious. I am open. I am free. ...

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