Transcript The History of Thanksgiving

The History of Thanksgiving
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What’s your conception of the good life?
Plato's allegory of cave men is a
commentary on the human condition.
Jesus challenges our conception
of the good life
The Buddhist Conception
of the good life
Humanistic Psychology:
To live fully is to become fully human
• According to Carl Rogers, a fully functioning individual
is open to life -- to experiencing joy and pain, love and
heartbreak, fear and courage more intensely.
• "It involves the stretching and growing of becoming
more and more of one's potentialities. It involves the
courage to be. It means launching oneself fully into the
stream of life." (Rogers 1961)
Free To Love, Play, & Work
Reflective happiness comes from knowing who you
really are, doing what you love to do, and
understanding why you are doing it.
Intrinsic Motivation
and Personal Growth
The positive potentials of
negative experiences
Embrace life in totality
Avoidance
Approach
A Dual-Systems Model of Living the
Good Life
Seeking what is meaningful
Enjoying the present moment
Transforming what is negative
Letting go
The
Good
Life
© Paul T. P. Wong