pessimistic mood‚ or feeling ill? Those are some negative aspects of not being mindful. Moving through life‚ people often forget about themselves‚ and by doing so‚ they forget about others. People will forget about gratitude and optimism‚ which are enormous parts of mindfulness (Pursuit of Happines). The definitions of “mindful” can extend to being aware‚ conscious‚ and alert (Merriam Webster). When someone is mindful‚ they are more open to critiquing themselves‚ or when someone else is doing the critiquing
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Fact and Fiction Inside all people exists the capacity for unquestionable goodness‚ blind compassion‚ and universal empathy. Such an understanding holds a flicker of optimism‚ like the smile of a young child‚ untouched by the cruelties of the grown-up world; innocent is this child‚ for society permits their ignorance. This initial understanding also echoes a hidden flaw inside all people: the dark side of the nature of society that is not embedded deep inside the unconscious‚ but visible by observant
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with Cacambo‚ his loyal friend‚ and found “a negro lying on the ground wearing only half his clothes…this poor man had no left leg and no right hand” (Voltaire 62). Learning about the conditions of the poor slave Candide questioned his belief in optimism‚ which is to have a positive outlook on the future despite the current conditions. He believed the Negro slave had no reason to have a positive outlook on life after the treatment by his master. “And he shed tears as he looked at his Negro” (Voltaire
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more proactive they tend to be‚ in practising health promoting behaviours and seeking treatment. Positive emotional states – especially humour and optimism‚ have also been found to promote psychological resilience in people coping with a serious illness. The authors emphasized the crucial role that health-care workers play‚ in inspiring hope and optimism in their patients‚ as illustrated in a study on placebo therapy ( Frank‚ 1994). The authors also considered the impact of behaviours such as alcohol
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positive thinking‚ and optimism are now known to be a root cause of many positive life benefits. Studies show positive people can experience an increased life span‚ lower rates of depression‚ lower levels of stress‚ greater resistance to the common cold‚ better overall well-being‚ reduced risk of death from cardiovascular disease and better coping skills during times of hardship and stress. In his‚ A Primer in Positive Psychology‚ Christopher Petersen‚ PhD‚ says‚ “...optimism has demonstrable benefits
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mid-nineteenth century and flourished in the United States from the 1930s until the 1960s” (71). According to the web-article “World War I” from the New World Encyclopedia‚ subsequent to the Great War‚ “the optimism for world peace of the 1900s was entirely gone.” Therefore‚ without the blinders of social optimism‚ American society could question ideas such as‚ the occurrence of mass destruction in a “just” world and the significance of existence in such a world. Hammett’s firsthand experience with the existential
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Review of literature The literature on employee engagement builds on earlier research and discussion on issues of commitment and organizational citizenship behavior (OCB)‚ but means more than what these terms encapsulate. The defining distinction is that employee engagement is a two-way interaction between the employee and the employer‚ whereas the earlier focus tended to view the issues from only the employee’s point of view. Definitions of engagement ‚or characteristics of an engaged
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apotheosis of optimism and faith that glisters a beam of light onward to the contentment of human aspirations and desires. The “American Dream” was quantified by James Truslow Adams and that these needs were vented in Thomas Jefferson ’s Declaration of Independence in 1776‚ where it was avowed: “We hold these truths to be self-evident‚ that all men are created equal‚ that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights‚ that among these are life‚ liberty and the pursuit of happiness”
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man are created equal and that they are endowed with certain unalienable rights‚ among which are life‚ liberty and pursuit of happiness”. That being said the founding fathers of America created the American Dream and told people it was what they would get if they were in America. Who would not want those guarantees? This statement gives everyone hope. An example of hope and optimism seen throughout the years is the great depression. Although we went through a rough patch we stuck with the hard work
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Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby‚ Jay Gatsby epitomizes the American Dream‚ never losing optimism‚ expanding all his energy‚ trying to run towards his dream in pursuit of a something that gets farther and farther from his reach because this dream is already behind him.
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