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A Dark Past. A Bright Present

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

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

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.

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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