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A Dark Past. A Bright Present
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Ahes of Destruction. Bountiful Blessings after Traumatic Losss
We making choices daily for our health,security, and connections. Life constantly beckons us to act. Often one action may serve one need while neglecting or damaging another need. We must find balance, somewhere in the golden middle.
Accepting life on life's own terms, frees us from the magical thinking of paradise and allows us to make the most of reality.
Our subjective judgments may misrepresent our ill-intended motivations, sweetening the sour, and ignoring the bitter. We can do better. We can be compassionate because we care.
A Flourishing Life Article link. A Quiet Life of Desperation
Activity Theory. A Theory of Aging. A Flourishing Life Society article link
Anything You Want to Be. Dreams and Reality. A Flourishing Life Society article link
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Internal Link: Achieving our potential...Healthy growth depends on supportive environments. As adults, we must create an environment that provides nutrients and protection.
Flourishing Life Society article link. Advice
  • Accepting Imperfections
  • Accumulating Troubles
  • Achieving Happiness
  • Ask The Universe
  • Automatic responses
  • Balancing Life
  • Behavior and Consequences
  • Being Productive
  • Being Our Own Self
  • Being Skeptical



We are surrounded by beauty. In the struggles of daily choice, we need to slow down, smell the sweetness and then get back to work.
FLS link. Building Shelter
Flourishing Life Society article link. Building Resilience
Internal Link: Flagship article. Ten Beacons of Light. Improving our lives isn't from following items on a simple list. Science, however, has provided some helpful clues to our pursuit of wellness. These ten beacons of light provide direction, lights that illuminate a path to growth.
Building Blocks of Choice. A Flourishing Life Society article image link
Before change is possible, we must have a realistic view of the self that is in need of changing. ​Change requires self-examination; but gentle, compassionate examination.
A Flourishing Life Society article link. Blaming

Clickbait: Teasing Our Curiosity, Poisoning Our Minds. A Flourishing Life Society article link
Constructive Replenishing. Using Discretionary Time Wisely. A Flourishing Life Society article
Seizing the day is a joyful acceptance and a timeless honoring of the preciousness of life. Seizing the day creates a joyful connection to living.
The Power of Consciousness can evaluate futures and make adaptations, changing impulsive directions.
  • Commitment to Change
  • Compensatory Skills
  • Complexity/Simplicity​
  • Core Living Skills
  • Conflict: A Pathway to Growth
  • Continuity Theory
  • Courage to Change
  • Create Your Destiny
  • Critical Feedback
  • Creating A New Life
  • Cycles of Growth
  • Deep Reflection
  • Developmental Tasks
  • Developmental Theory
  • Do Something New
  • Desire to Become
  • Discovery (Joys of Learning)
  • Doubting
  • Discoveries in Wellness

We don't spontaneously grow. We need the necessary ingredients. Our souls need to be fed and protected.
We conserve resources by planning a path that supports our change. Continual challenges erode our strength and lead to failure.
Flourishing Life Society article link. Facing the Consequences
Five Life Changing Wellness Discoveries. A Flourishing Life Society article link
Foolish, Foolish Me. All That We Do Not Know. A Flourishing Life Society article link
Flourishing Life Society article link. Evolutionary novices, learning to adapt to a fast changing world
A Flourishing Life Society link. Entitlement to Ease
Flourish. A Flourishing Life Society article link
Feedback Loops. A Flourishing Life Society article image link
Facing Imperfection. Compassion with weakness. A Flourishing Life Society article link
Flourishing with Others. A Flourishing Life Society article link
Effort Required. A Flourishing Life Society article link
We get stuck in an existential funk, searching for meaning. Life may not readily appear meaningful; but we can give life meaning.
We can change; it's just not easy. Forces pull us in many directions, usually following a set trajectory, moving in the same direction as before. We can adjust but must do so with confidence and skill.
Flourishing Life Society Link: Facing Ineptness
Frightened by Weakness. A Flourishing Life Society article link
Emotional Reasoning. A Flourishing Life Society article link
Embracing Our Inner Child. A Flourishing Life Society article link
Freedom of Choice. Choosing the Direction of Our Lives. A Flourishing Life Society image link
Faulty Symbols of Success. A Flourishing Life Society article link
The present offers some fabulous gifts; but sometimes (often) we should pass and work towards a better future.

Before change is possible, we must have a realistic view of the self that is in need of changing. ​Change requires self-examination; but gentle, compassionate examination.
Greed and Desire. Finding Satisfaction with what we already have. A Flourishing Life Society article link
Flourishing Life Society article link. Know Thyself
Change requires more than insightful glimpses at ourselves. We need to force new action and form habits.
I Can Change my Brain. A Flourishing Life Society article link
A Flourishing Life Society article link. Gentleness
Growing Against the grain. Succeeding against the odds. A Flourishing Life Society article link
I Choose to Grow. A Flourishing Life Society article link
Ignorance by Distraction a Flourishing Life Society article
We are either growing or decaying. We don't remain idle.
We, like the acorn, have great potential. We, unlike the acorn, are empowered beyond our environments. We can create environments that gives more of the nutrients and protection that we need.
Healthy Behavior. Developing Character and Boosting Wellness. A Flourishing Life Society article link
Human Growth. Healthy Transformations. A Flourishing Life Society article image header
Link: Our capitalistic society drives a digging sense that we are not sufficient; we need more. We can grow without the gnawing pain of being incomplete. We fight this with gratitude.
A Flourishing Life Society article link. Help Yourself. Accepting Responsibility. Making a Change.
We cannot change without awareness of what needs to be changed. Little deceptions creep in and hide pertinent information.
I'm Okay; You're Okay. Normal Ups and Downs. A Flourishing Life Society Link

We create change by working through the unpleasant givens of life. When life seemingly doesn't play fair, we address the obstacles with creativity and resolve.
Science cannot answer all the details of life, much remains undiscovered beyond the grasp of laboratories and imaging machines. This is the undefined center of life.
Learning and Uncertainty. A Flourishing Life Society article image link
The Law of Consistency. A Flourishing Life Society article link
Life is Both Good and Bad. Learning to Accept Both. A Flourishing Life Society article.
Flourishing Life Society article link. More than Meets the Eyes. There is always more to the story
Internal Link. It is What It Is
Living a virtuous life is never accomplished in perfection; we integrate ethical standards one small step at a time.
Let Go and grow. Damaging Self Narratives. A Flourishing Life Society article link
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Childhood Development and Life Trajectories. A Flourishing Life Society article link
Limitations of Grit. Determination Mediated by Wisdom. A Flourishing Life Society article link
Life Course Theory. A psychology definition article link
Life is Hard. A Flourishing Life Society article link
Living with Integrity. Flourishing by Maintaining Personal Boundaries. A Flourishing Life Society article link
Books, conferences and education are wonderful; but deeper wisdom comes from grander sources.
FLS internal Link. Life's Journey: Structure and Chaos.
link: Life Lessons
Life Limiting Adaptations. A Flourishing Life Society article link
Life's Not Fair. A Flourishing Life Society article link
Learning from Failure. A Flourishing Life Society article link
Life, Pain, Sorrow, and Joy. A Flourishing Life Society article image link
Internal Link: Life is difficult- Working through the emotions of living, seizing opportunities, and keeping expectations grounded.
​We want joy; But Life is more than joy. Sometimes life hurts.

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Masters of Living. Successful Living. A Flourishing Life Society article link
Waiting for Better. The Marshmallow Study. A Flourishing Life Society article link
Link: It begins in the mind but finishes with action. Successfully fulfilling our dreams demands correct action.
We don't magically transform. The process of change is often slow and methodical. Slow down, watch yourselves, and let small choices create major changes.
Internal Link: Moving forward | Working through the stages of life with attentive efforts to fill the voids and repair the hurts.
Critical Decisions; Making Better Choices. A Flourishing Life Society article image link
Internal Link: Judge, Judge, Judging-  Undetected emotions interject, powerfully influencing action. A flow of energy creates impressions that guide future responses and we judge.
Monkey Traps (Self-Imposed Snares). A Flourishing Life Society article link
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