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March 17, 2017
the goodness in the world, the wonder that’s there to open our hearts and help us grow.
to pursue positivity each day, wherever we are.
Positivity is a means toward better ends, not simply an end in itself.
the courage to cultivate, protect, and cherish moments that touch and open their hearts.
mini-vacations each day—
people over seventy attend to and savor positivity more than do those with fewer years and wrinkles.
an emotional guideline.
over a stretch of several days or even weeks.
There’s no emotion that needs to be forever shunned or suppressed.
If you’re thinking it will be that easy to change your positivity ratio, you’re wrong.
devoid of sincere, heartfelt, positive feeling,
benefit finding—
she found the good that emerged from her struggles.
she didn’t truly feel it.
What they didn’t expect was that smiles would, too.
They do not also involve the orbicularis oculi,
insincere positivity put these men in as much coronary danger as did anger.
insincere positivity may kill too.
if we don’t actually feel the positivity we express,
your body knows
tracking your own sincerity will be key.
the yellow smiley face is the symbol that scientists working in positive psychology love to hate.
we have ready access to more of what we need.
an inner wellspring
positivity is renewable.
Bodily pleasures and positivity influence our minds differently and operate on different time scales.
They narrow your focus
their narrowed mindsets
the positive emotions
depending more on your inner interpretations than on your outer circumstances.
self-study
softly.
Apply a label ever so gently only to see if it fits.
These fleeting states are remarkably fragile,
If you feel you have to pay someone back, then you’re not feeling grateful, you’re feeling indebted,
It’s a truly pleasant feeling
And gratitude doesn’t play by the rules.
True gratitude is heartfelt and unscripted.
“I just love everything!”
They depend on whether you allow yourself to take a moment
you pump that goodness up and let it grow.
What’s right about my current circumstances?
for the author of the book I’m reading,
so too must you do something to rouse positivity
What’s going right for me right now?
What’s right here? What can I celebrate?
“tell me about this work group at its very best.”
Each holds the ability to broaden and build your life.
as your positivity ratio reaches its tipping point,
your own experimentation
