Choose to Flourish
Each Day We Have a New Opportunity to Flourish And Help Others to Flourish
Researchers tell us that flourishers are people with a positive life outlook, their glass isn’t half-full, its running over, spilling down the street bringing joy to anyone on the path. Flourishers live meaning-driven life and understand the importance of connection. Are you a flourisher? If you read this blog regularly you must be a flourisher. So today, head out to your workplace, home, place of worship and spread the good news that together we can create a love-filled, hope-driven society for ALL members.
“You’re a Flourisher About 17 percent of Americans are flourishers, says a study in American Psychologist. They have a positive outlook on life, a sense of purpose and community, and are healthier than “languishers”–about 10 percent of adults who don’t feel good about them selves. Most of us fall somewhere in between. “We should strive to flourish, to find meaning in our lives,” says Corey Keyes, PhD, a professor of sociology at Emory University. “In Sardinia and Okinawa, where people live the longest, hard work is important, but not more so than spending time with family, nurturing spirituality, and doing for others.” [from Prevention Magazine]
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