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Joining the Science of Happiness class this semester has truly been a blessing. Throughout the semester I have gained so much strength, patience, and understanding from practicing techniques learned in this class from meditation to the importance of relationships and forgiveness. One of the major lessons I learned from this class was that in the positive Identity lecture done by Zoe Neale when she discussed the perceptions of self and others. This stood out to me because we were asked to turn to an individual sitting next to us and try to read which emotion they were trying to express and from the laughs and gasps going I could hear around me, I sensed that a majority of the students were incorrect. This activity really made the whole presentation click because at times what emotions we want others to see simply cannot be seen. Day by day our generation’s emotional intelligence decreases because we live in a fast pace world where taking the time to simply look into someone’s eyes ( human to human) and know how they are feeling becomes alien. Many of these emotions are hidden behind technology, drugs, alcohol, etc. and individuals are earnestly trying to live this picture perfect lifestyle seen on social media.
Some topics I can connect to from this are the importance of social relations and romantic relations. This is because in both of these being able to have emotional intelligence is vital. Without emotional intelligence, no person in the relationship would ever know when they are taking something too far or when something is not right and things may get escalate fast. Additionally, some of the other topics that were very meaningful to me were the eat, sleep, move, and positive psychology/wellbeing topics. They were meaningful to me because I believe that the mind, body, and spirit are one and need to be filled daily just as you fill your stomach every day. By meditating/praying, exercising, watching what you eat and getting proper sleep you are properly taking care of yourself.
To continue practicing positive psychology I will definitely try to be more selfless and give more than I receive. I will try to practice yoga and find news ways of meditating and releasing stress. Some changes that I have already made in my lifestyle are after I get out of classes I look up at the sky and just appreciate nature and the time that I have on this earth. I also practice positive identity and self-forgiveness by ack
nowledging my rights more than my wrongs and trying to allow myself to grow past my wrongs rather than dwelling on them. Some changes I still need to make are staying consistent with my meditating and practicing keeping my mind clear and not constantly thinking about unnecessary worries. Lastly, I plan on sharing this information by continuing posting on social media and finding new videos on youtube to also share. Because I have taken this class I now know the importance of true happiness and that it is not a means of finding happiness but it is me taking who/what I already have in life and finding happiness through that.
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