Monthly Archives: September 2011

At My Best …

Here is another activity that can be used to clarify and set personally meaningful and energising goals … At My Best Portrait – write a narrative that describes you ‘at your best.’ You might find it helpful to start the … Continue reading

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A Letter From the Future

Here is a practice that can be used to clarify and set goals that are personally meaningful and energising. Write a Letter from the Future (eg 3, 5, 10 years from now) – in this letter write from your Future … Continue reading

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WWW.gratitude

A simple way to cultivate ‘the attitude of gratitude’ is to: 1. Write down What Went Well (www.) in your day or week (you can do your www. each day, or you can do it once per week – it’s … Continue reading

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Saying thanks … the attitude of gratitude

Gratitude is having a sense of gratefulness or thankfulness for someone or something. This might be for family and friends, or people in your general life. It might be for pets and animals, or for nature or life at large. … Continue reading

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Reach for the stars

In this post we look at our first Epicorma principle for flourishing: Reach for the stars. This principle is about goals and accomplishment. Martin Seligman, a thought leader in human flourishing, describes accomplishment as one of the 5 pillars of … Continue reading

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Many ways to flourish

Over the past decade there has been a growing interest among scholars, researchers, and practitioners about how we can help people flourish. A number of papers and books have been written in this area. Below are a selection of principles … Continue reading

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