Posted by Dr Judy at 3:05 am
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Ever wonder what your thoughts look like? This is a “word cloud” generated from today’s blog posting. A pre-self-regulation visual representation of my jumbled morning thoughts.
Want to play? Go to Wordle and add all your strengths. Play with the fonts and colors till you find a combination that makes you smile. Use it as your screensaver for a daily dose of positivity wordplay.
Posted by Dr Judy at 3:00 am
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What do you wake up thinking about? Or are you one of the lucky ones who just gets up and begins your day in peace?
I woke up thinking about self-regulation. Yep, in those words. Clear as a bell. Huh? Well, it is a character strength. But it’s not one of my highest. Basically, it’s exerting self-control. And I always want to let ‘er rip.
A more exact definition by Positive Psychology founding fathers, Dr. Chris Peterson and Dr. Martin Seligman is:
“Self-regulation refers to how a person exerts control over his or her own responses so as to pursue goals and live up to standards. These responses include thoughts, emotions, impulses, performances, and other behaviors.”
My brain has never wrapped itself around conventionality. That’s why it’s 3: 07 a.m., and I need to get my ideas written down.
And my first thought was so strange. As I awoke from a rare scary dream, it hit me, “I know enough to know that I will never know everything I want to know, so why not just let go of the desire to keep knowing more?”
Then, “Who gets it all done? Who gives every thought in their brain credence?”
A train of thoughts was dancing upon my neurons “My printer hasn’t been working since my old laptop crashed two weeks ago just before I went to DE to see Mom. Ken is working on it, bless his heart. But I nave loads I want to print out to read and study. And I have a new client from yesterday to send coaching forms to, a birthday card to send via email (no mail from Vallarta would get there!), and I want to finish reading and taking notes from the the book Play, which I love. I need to answer over 100 emails, organize my desk, see a few clients, and most of alI, I want to go swimming this a.m. as I am too lax on my exercise. ” And that was just a few seconds’ worth of thoughts.
I could have laid there for ages mentally going over my “To Do List”. Instead I got up to write about it. I haven’t even brushed my teeth yet, for Pete’s sake.
Now, and that word is a lulu, now, I am listening to the roar of the surf below our condo’s mountainous jungle perch. The gecko just chortled, I feel a gentle breeze, and I shall have some tea.
Life is good. There is just a lot of it. Smiling about it and appreciating it plays a gentler tune than obsessing.
I am really curious:
Posted by Dr Judy at 3:00 am
Hot diggety dog! Exciting new research on using your signature strengths. Did you remember, your top 5 VIA strengths are often the personal values you use most often in the course of your day?
Here’s the new deal. Using your bottom least used strengths may also increase your subjective feelings of well being. Like exercising your body, exercising your strengths helps you feel better in your life.
Posted by Dr Judy at 9:03 am
Did you watch the Oscars? Bummer that we can’t get local TV in our Puerto Vallarta condo. But my gratitude strength kicked in, anyway. I can log onto my computer and see who won. Perhaps I’ll even pick up a replay. Then my brain flashed me, “Eureka!”, power-up-positivity thought.
Posted by Dr Judy at 3:00 am
It’s Monday….are you in a daze? Eat a banana and feel better while you are deciding which values to use. A double whammy of wondrous ways to wear your well-being!
I use photography as an expression of my top strength, Appreciation of Beauty and Excellence. Many of the photos you see on Coaching Positivity are from my personal gallery.
How do you creatively express your top strengths?
