The Heroic Journey's Relation to Positive Psychology

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"Happiness is what everyone looks for. Everything we do is primarily for happiness. I would like to share something I came across on a poster which goes something like this ... "This is the time to be happy and this is the place to be happy. The way to be happy is to make others happy." I've tried and it works!!"
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The Heroic Journey's Relation to Positive Psychology

See Positive Psychology's Classification of Character Strengths
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In 1998 Dr. Martin Seligman began the field of positive psychology, which is based on:

Positive subjective experiences
(happiness, pleasure, gratification, fulfillment, well-being)
Positive individual traits that contribute to positive experiences
(character, talents, interests, values)
Positive institutions that provide the venues for positive traits and
positive experiences to come forth
(families, schools, businesses, communities, societies)*

*Adapted from Positive Psychology Center and Values in Action Institute

Experiencing our lives as a heroic journey provides a positive context for the short-term struggles and lifelong challenges we face. By placing our subjective experiences into a story of personal unfolding heroism, we see how every experience strengthens our character, courage, resolve, and resilience. This allows our passionate enthusiasm to clear the way for happiness and fulfillment. See more about how Positive Psychology and the Heroic Journey go hand-in-hand.