Positive liberty

Rejection can have really adverse effects on people, so the psychological immune system kicks in to tune out this negativity because its job is to preserve a positive outlook. In following this process, it can be concluded that a person can be happy because they live without rejection and with acceptance. This only further enforces the point that people’s happiness partially depends on their acceptance from others…

Cecily and Algernon both seem to be very happy with each other. But even though they are extremely happy with each other at the beginning, what will Cecily think when she starts to see that Algernon has a bad habit of spending more than what he have? My thoughts are that it will not turn out well, unlike Jack and Gwendolen relationship where they both actually know how to save money. I believe that Jack and Gwendoline's marriage would be more on the sturdy side and Algernon and Cecily's will be…

Q1- What Is Leadership? Part A- How do I personally define Leadership. To me, leadership is all about bringing people together to work towards a common goal and motivating others to be the best version of themselves that they can possibly be Part B- What informs this definition. There are many different factors that helped me form this definition. Perhaps the most important one would be when my learning community and I all participated in our big community learning project. Like I stated in my…

Eric Barker examines some of misconceptions when it comes to success. Success is a broad term for most people, because success can mean something completely different for the next person. Like a self-help book, Barker discusses the positive and negative factors relating to success and how to bypass some of the obstacles. He also discusses common clichés to being or how to be successful. Barking up the Wrong Tree teaches the average Joe how to be awesome and successful in life. As I read the…

Introduction: Pillar No1: Understanding the self: This is the path to ensuring that you know your own strengths and weaknesses and the actions that need to be taken to grow. Pillar No2: Wisdom comes out of struggling “For each challenge in your life presents an opportunity for self-transformation.” Pillar No3: The study of enlightening literature The continuous process of providing an individual with spiritually empowering literature is key when it comes to the process of transformation just…

“I am lucky” is an understatement to describe my life. There are no words to describe how lucky I am to have the life I do. Although everyone is lucky to be living, I feel as though I am just a little luckier. There are people living on the streets without comfort of a home or a loving family. I am blessed to have both of those things, and even more. The purpose of this reflection is not to brag about how lucky I am to have the life I do, the purpose is to gain personal recognition of all that I…

Write a strong introduction/lead: Do you have something you love doing? Is it your strength or your weakness? How would you feel if everyone in the whole world was as good as you at that one thing? Well in the story Harrison Bergeron by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. everyone in the book is the same and or equal. The theme that I believe really stands out is, to respect others differences because in life if everyone was the same, life would not be nearly as interesting.Also, we should respect our own…

Never be afraid to let the rays of light from happiness shine. Happiness is a gift and upholds high value. However, happiness is not the only emotion that posses great worth. Although happiness is the ideal perfect feeling, consisting of no emotional burdens or worries, opposing emotions, such as anger, sadness, and fear, need to be recognized for their importance in life as well. Yet, undergoing the course of negative emotions is nothing easy. Unpleasant feelings bring heartache and despair;…

According to Ted Talks online video, “Want to be happier? Stay in the moment,” guest speaker, Matt Killingsworth, begins by saying that the reason we desire extravagant objects is to achieve happiness. He continues to explain that happiness is the outcome of living in the moment. Next, Killingsworth explains that people are much happier when they are focused rather than when they are mind wandering. He goes on to further describe the relationship between mind wandering and unhappiness; and…

John Stuart Mill’s philosophy of happiness is true in ways that following his logic will lead to unfound joys. From personal observations that make us ask where do some people become so happy or have the ease in life that others do not are answered by what Mill says. Asking ourselves if we really are happy is a chain of events that can disillusion us with doubt and will lead us to reassess why we are not happy. The article In Pursuit of Happiness by Darrin M. McMahon, the author compliments…