The three signature strengths I used was love, gratitude and hope. These strengths fell in between one and six, total was 24, in my VIA Character report. As I go throughout my day I will display love to others, I always try to show gratitude, for all the good and bad things happen in my life. I do keep hope alive in my brain, dreaming of a better future for mankind.
When I think about my day, its homework/study day, Wednesday October 5. I came into a problem in my Positive Psychology course, I thought about the question for minutes. Then I decided to text a classmate, this classmate immediately text me back with a reply. After several different aspects, of the assignment, he clarified my concerns. His act of kindness and hope for both …show more content…
I went into an African American Cultural shop. I felt love for ancestral culture, I support small business owners, especially black owned businesses. I know not many other ethnic groups support African American business owners, so I think it’s my duty as an African American to patronize our community’s entrepreneurs. By going to a cultural shop, it brings me a sense of pride and history, this balance is associated with happiness.
Thursday, October 12, I texted an old friend from high school, whom I haven’t talked to in months. She responded,” call me I’m driving”. We talked, laughed and talk some more. Then I heard a man’s voice in the car, I asked who was that, she said her son. I was completed surprised, I welcomed her son home, and offered him a few words of encouragement. The young man was incarcerated for 3 years, and returned home this month. I was pleased that I got a chance to speak with her, this act of love showed then both that when times are not at their best, true friends will always be …show more content…
After church I usually treat someone to lunch. This Sunday we had a third service, 4pm so it was KFC this time. Displaying love isn’t always monetary, it’s showing a friend or stranger, I have their best interest at heart. My nephew, Collin 14 years old received his first cell phone, he is monitored for online activity and didn’t see the importance, economically, and unmonitored phone activity. My hope is that modern day technology don’t corrupt his brain, by having so much accessible to the entire world, when the brain is still developing. He sent me a Facebook request, later that evening, Hope for a better
When I think about my day, its homework/study day, Wednesday October 5. I came into a problem in my Positive Psychology course, I thought about the question for minutes. Then I decided to text a classmate, this classmate immediately text me back with a reply. After several different aspects, of the assignment, he clarified my concerns. His act of kindness and hope for both …show more content…
I went into an African American Cultural shop. I felt love for ancestral culture, I support small business owners, especially black owned businesses. I know not many other ethnic groups support African American business owners, so I think it’s my duty as an African American to patronize our community’s entrepreneurs. By going to a cultural shop, it brings me a sense of pride and history, this balance is associated with happiness.
Thursday, October 12, I texted an old friend from high school, whom I haven’t talked to in months. She responded,” call me I’m driving”. We talked, laughed and talk some more. Then I heard a man’s voice in the car, I asked who was that, she said her son. I was completed surprised, I welcomed her son home, and offered him a few words of encouragement. The young man was incarcerated for 3 years, and returned home this month. I was pleased that I got a chance to speak with her, this act of love showed then both that when times are not at their best, true friends will always be …show more content…
After church I usually treat someone to lunch. This Sunday we had a third service, 4pm so it was KFC this time. Displaying love isn’t always monetary, it’s showing a friend or stranger, I have their best interest at heart. My nephew, Collin 14 years old received his first cell phone, he is monitored for online activity and didn’t see the importance, economically, and unmonitored phone activity. My hope is that modern day technology don’t corrupt his brain, by having so much accessible to the entire world, when the brain is still developing. He sent me a Facebook request, later that evening, Hope for a better