Power For Positive Living

Wellness Psychology encourages us to explore the personal question of "Who Am I?". There are many ways for a person to experience this process of introspection.

Using the multiple-question method that is similar to the personal retreat format, one can seek the answers to questions created to go beyond our surface traits. Questions can be entered in a personal journal, verbally shared with another person or in some combination.

Wellness Psychology encourages us to explore the personal question of "Who Am I?".   There are many ways for a person to experience this process of introspection. 

Using the multiple-question method that is similar to the personal retreat format, one can seek the answers to questions created to go beyond our surface traits.   Questions can be entered in a personal journal, verbally shared with another person or in some combination.

Hugheyisms   Developing personal guidelines was the focus of this live presentation in Atlanta, Georgia. Many people have found these guidelines to be very useful as they developed better relationships with themselves and with others.   The decision to call them "Hugheyisms" referred to his early teaching days when many of his students believed that his wellness psychology lessons frequently seemed to return to our challenges of developing personal guidelines for positive living. 

While some of us may have difficulty saying 'hello' to people, it is often the external and internal goodbyes that provide most of us the biggest challenges by invoking anxiety and stress.   Learning to say goodbye in a healthy manner is a significant part of the grieving process when we lose someone or something important to us.

While some persons thrive on the conflict of participating in culture wars, we can choose alternate paths for ourselves.     Handling the stresses of diversity in our society can be a challenge, but is always a personal choice.

Many of us have topics that are difficult to openly discuss with others.   Two of these sensitive topics seem to be the 'wealth game' of self-worth and the exploring/sharing with others the diversity we wish to live during the final days of our life.   Whether we see ourselves as more winners or losers in life games, being able to relate our experiences, hopes, and fears with others can be a challenge for our emotional and physical health.

Do we really listen or do we rely on the ritualized behaviors of greetings?   Are we content with "just fine" or are we willing to invest more energy and time to hear more from others?

Many persons choose to be overwhelmed by the flood of 'bad' news present in our world. They are usually frustrated waiting for the world and the people in it to change and improve.

Another choice option is to take the assets that we were given with the gift of life and choose to focus on improving our own personal corner of life rather than trying to change others or wait for the entire world to change.

The presence of life also teaches us that at some point and in some manner there is the arrival of death for humans as well as for pets.   The arrival of death for either brings forth our unique values and beliefs we each have developed during our lives.   Having each of us confront his/her views on death for humans and/or pets provides a significant self-learning opportunity.

To Thine Own Self Be True   By the time we have become adults, our society has put forth great effort to teach us how to live as human beings.   We have been taught to be likable/lovable, responsible, communicative, mature, honest, develop expectations, how to learn, etc.   What "price" do we pay to meet the expectations that others strive to impose on us?   How much of our true thoughts, feelings, attitudes, and behaviors are we willing to pay to "fit in" these expectations?