What is Your Personal
Philosophy?
According to
the latest research in the field of Positive Psychology, one of the
determinants for having a happy life is having a personal philosophy or belief
system that carries you throughout the day.
Most people
have a philosophy that they live by; they just might not call it that. Now, to be clear, I’m not talking about
your religious or spiritual beliefs; I’m referring to a personal theory that you
have believed, tested and have come to see as true.
I have a
friend who believes that everybody is messed up, some more than others and some
more aware of their mess than others. He doesn’t use the phrase messed up, but
you get the point. When things go wrong, or are a little off, he relies on the
belief, that oh well, we are all a little messed up anyway, so it’s easy to
understand and forgive.
I believe that all things work
together. Yes, I
know that it comes from a scripture, but I also know that I live by it. Of
course, we see the world the way we believe it is, so whenever something goes
right, or wrong, our philosophy is there to sort our data.
Even when what we see makes no sense,
our philosophy will help us fill the void.
There have
been moments and periods in my life that make no sense to me, then later in
that year, what previously made no sense, makes everything else clearer.
My philosophy
is my own. We all believe or want tm believe in something and I know that the
research findings are true, having a personal philosophy helps guide your life.
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What is your personal philosophy?
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Do you live it?
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Can others see the evidence of your
beliefs?
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Recall a situation that lent evidence
to your belief and share it with a friend.
Be you, be well, be philosophical
Bertice Berry, PhD.
That people are inherently good. That we humans have a purpose, and that we spend our life on that winding road (with all its bumps and bruises) pursuing goals that make life interesting, and open, and memorable.
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