Audio reading Report 13th, July 2018.
In 2017 in the radio program The mind radio show, the theme presented was “A Meaningful Life” where Lynne Malcolm, interviewed two positive psychologist: Michael Steger, the founding director of the Centre for Meaning and Purpose at Colorado State University and Maria Sirois, a clinical psychologist and professor at the Wholebeing Institute in Massachusetts; to talk about this topic.
First, Michael Steger, says that having a clear sense of meaning in your life is central and essential for happiness. He also think that the most important and meaninful moment of a person’s life it's not the best chocolate that you ever had, neither the one time you get to drive in a Ferrari; something meaninful could be pretty rough stuff, and it means something to you because it was really connected to you, whether it was good or for bad.
In the Centre of Meaning and Purpose, they study in positive psychology, the well-being and quality of life research. And they have found that meaning in life is related to more healthy levels of cortisol, better blood pressure, better heart health. And several well-run studies now, from different countries have shown that meaning in life, if you have it, your odds for living longer increase substantially. But, even more importantly than living longer, Michael Steger clarify, a meaning life it’s to have a sense of significance, to feel like we matter and life is worthwhile, to feel like we have gifts we can share with others, we have the tools to understand what's happening to us, or build that understanding, even if at any given moment we are not quite sure, and we really have a purpose for our lives, an aim and a mission.
On the other hand, Maria Sirois, who specialises in the field of resilience, talked about ways to cope and even flourish through dark and challenging times. Maria Sirois had been learning and preaching for many years, which is that even in the darkest moments there are moments of joy, there are moments of uplift, of meaning, of humour and even of a deep appreciation for what is. The first lessons about happiness after loss and after dark times, is to acknowledge reality as it is, let's acknowledge how dark, how bad it feels, how confusing it is, how disoriented you feel, how angry you are. The second one its to begin to appreciate the good things in our life and integrate it, that’s so important. And the third one, is to really become clear within yourself as much as possible about the why of your own living.
Here is the link to the full radio interview:
https://abcmedia.akamaized.net/rn/podcast/2017/08/aim_20170806.mp3
In 2017 in the radio program "Behind The Mind Radio Show", the theme presented was “A Meaningful Life”[,] where Lynne Malcolm[] interviewed two positive psychologistS[ - ] Michael Steger, the founding director of the Centre for Meaning and Purpose at Colorado State University[;] and Maria Sirois, a clinical psychologist and professor at the Wholebeing Institute in Massachusetts[ - ]to talk about this topic.
ReplyDeleteFirst, Michael Steger[] says that having a clear sense of meaning in your life is central and essential for happiness. He also thinkS that the most important and meaninGful moment of a person’s life IS not the best chocolate that you ever had, NOR the one time you get to drive in a Ferrari; something meaninGful could be pretty rough stuff, and it means something to you because it was really connected to you, whether it was FOR good or for bad.
In the Centre of Meaning and Purpose, they study [] positive psychology, the well-being and quality of life research. And they have found that meaning in life is related to [] healthIER levels of cortisol, better blood pressure, AND better heart health. And several well-run studies now, from different countries[,] have shown that meaning in life, if you have it, INCREASES your odds for living longer substantially. But, even more importantly than living longer, Michael Steger clarifIES[] THAT a meaning life IS to have a sense of significance, to feel like we matter and life is worthwhile, to feel like we have gifts we can share with others, we have the tools to understand what's happening to us, or TO build that understanding, even if at any given moment we are not quite sure, and we really have a purpose for our lives, an aim and a mission.
On the other hand, Maria Sirois, who specialises in the field of resilience, talked about ways to cope and even flourish through dark and challenging times. Maria Sirois had been learning and preaching for many years[] [] that even in the darkest moments there are moments of joy, there are moments of uplift, of meaning, of humour and even of a deep appreciation for what is. The first lessons about happiness after loss and after dark times[] ARE to acknowledge reality as it is, [] how dark, how bad it feels, how confusing it is, how disoriented you feel, how angry you are. The second one IS to begin to appreciate the good things in our life and integrate it[ - ]that’s so important. And the third one, is to really become clear within yourself as much as possible about the why of your own living.
Super, Karina! It's an interesting topic. Meaning is important.
Most of the corrections are about punctuation.
Thank you very much Matt! I'm going to pay attention to those corrections.
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