‘Positive Intervention’ Archive

Ignorance may be bliss, but knowledge is power, or: MY BEST BIRTHDAY! June 3, 2010 1 Comment

If you can just see as I see, feel as I feel, you’ll know: I’m just as f-ed up as all y’all. Really.
The voices in my head are loud lately. Really loud. Getting in the way. It amazes me how neurobiological this stuff is: engrained in our DNA.
Last week was my birthday. 32. [...]

The HOW of BEING: Clearing Space (Part 2) February 19, 2010 No Comments

It is silly to assume that the more I do, the more I’ll have (or be). When we find a nice harmony between doing and being, the Universe will show us what we need to know. It must start with being. What I’ve found is that when I get caught in the whirlwind of doing [...]

Hindsight is 2010: My apology to President George W. Bush February 5, 2010 8 Comments

Ever since hearing President Obama’s state of the union address last week, I couldn’t help but thinking what I need to do: ask for President W and his supporters for forgiveness – forgiveness for my own lack of support during his presidency, for saying things like “He’s not my President, he’s yours.” For mocking him [...]

Learning Organizations: Larger Scales At Local Levels November 28, 2009 No Comments

I propose we attempt to set up learning organizations wherever possible to support a more positive evolution. According to Peter M. Senge, Director of the Systems Thinking and Organizational Learning Program at the Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology:
Learning Organizations are places where people continually expand their capacity to create the results they [...]

11/11: Angel Time! November 11, 2009 No Comments

Ahemmm . . . How are you?
I am so super grateful:
I write this as I head to two places: (1) to my high school alma mater, where I’m meeting with students to talk about the application of Positive Psychology in the band, a group I was a part of 15 years ago, when I was [...]

A Super-Easy Positive Intervention October 28, 2009 2 Comments

Aim: To become more mindful of everyday language, to create meaning.
Point: What we know of positive psychology is that other people matter. <roll eyes here>. Certainly, these words have been overused so much so, they’re becoming empty. Other words we use are empty, too. For example, when someone asks, “How are you?” answers like “fine” [...]