The sunset leaves a sweet taste of joy and sadness. Joy because a wonderful day is about to begin and sadness because an interesting day has ended. The landscape says it all

A happy family with pet animals in a urban area of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Life on Bourbon Street in the City of New Orleans is filled with joy and innocence as well as despair and sinfulness. Then there is justice and prudence that sees it all, protecting one from the other. The intention and wisdom of the police officer, combined with the instinct and skepticism of his equine partner […]

No matter how bad things look, the sun will rise again to start a new day. Cades Cove, Smoky Mountains, Fall 2024.

My friend who works at starbucks took my order whilst I was in the que was a very funny encounter and was lovely to see him..

Loved working at the xmas fair today. Spreading positivity. Here are some of my favourite from our tree.. we handed out tags for people to write a positive message or something they are looking forward too/a goal for next year. I loved them all but my fav were from a little girl aged 13. Hers […]

Soaking up the sun and wearing my smile accessory

A beautiful setting sun, no longer fiery paints the sky in myriad shades of pink,

Village girls from Cherrapunjee, Meghalaya joyfully dance with the simplest of props – plates !

My work friend kindly made me a hot choc this morning at our xmas dance practice because we spent all day in Burnley together yesterday and looked for a hot choc so it was nice for my friend to suprise me and make it for me. The day has been full of fun and laughter.

Had fun bouldering with my friend vikki and had a lovely walk home

Children are enjoying a beautiful afternoon riding on a cycle together.

A boy is running through a rural path where grass flowers are in full bloom by the path.

Entrance to the Distillery District 2025 Winter Village.

After work I went on a walk around a lake in the dark. Even though I didn’t see much, I could hear an abundance of animals around the lake. I was just standing and listening, which gave me a great feeling of calm and gratitude.

The girls, showed me the new room for the first time. I saw lots of bits that Ive made and bought them throughout the years dotted around the room, which was lovely to see they shown me theur sparkly wallpaper, their funky lights, inside the wardrobes lol. They got really excited about showing all these […]

与人们的联连 / Connection with people

Loved catching up with my brother on family gossip lolll. He can be funny when he wants to be

In the TO.

Feeling blessed with the sunshine at the Waterfront.

In the quiet power of nature, transformation unfolds. Each crashing wave reminds us that change, though turbulent, can break open pathways to light. Hope isn’t always gentle—it rises from movement, from courage, from letting go of the past and embracing what’s ahead. An explosion of change, towards light and hope. — Christopher Chung Photography

My dog 🐶 sleeping 😴 on my pillow

Grateful for small glimmers, time away from my phone and seeing the kids smile at work during a glow party

Why is that as adults we forget to play?. Life’s not been easy this past two weeks but these two have cheered me right up and allowed me to play like a child again. I loved their company this evening all we did was go to tesco to get some cheese me, my mum and […]

LIFE

how beauty often lives in the unnoticed corners of a city, in the slow pace of ordinary days, in the way people simply exist side by side. It is a soft reflection on time, memory, and the delicate thread that connects strangers sharing the same path for just a heartbeat.

I wanted to thank you for the wonderful postcards you created and printed out from the “Legacy to Flourishing Future” project and shared on the tables at the MAPP Gala. I scooped up a stack of your postcards, and as you can see from the photo, I wrote and mailed a bunch of them! The […]

Happiness isn’t always loud. Sometimes it’s the quiet moment when the sun touches your skin and you remember who you are.

The magic hour over Toronto City Hall, where twilight meets the artistry of light.

Always trying to remember to have fun

I snapped this photo on my iPhone about 1 hour after my Mom passed last Saturday. Leaving her bedside and heading outside with James he pointed up to the sky and told me to look up. We both felt that this was a gift from my Mom: her beautiful soul. While I was heartbroken of […]

Gramma GG (as she is known by the entire town) is a walking positive intervention & the absolute light of my life. Her zest for life & love for others is absolutely contagious. She is everyone’s number 1 fan, and it is a complete honor to be her granddaughter. Whether tearing up the dance floor […]

Even in the worst of times, there is happiness to be seen if you lean into the simple pleasures of life. (Go Bruins!)

This image captures how MAPP opened a new horizon for me. Standing inside the stone walls, I see what was a life shaped by prior roles and expectations and through the opening, I see what MAPP revealed: possibility, purpose, and a future I have agency in creating. The wet, uneven ground reminds me that the […]

In 2022, my younger daughter, Ariela, created one of the greatest birthday gifts for me: a photo collage that captures our family in moments of joy, happiness, and celebration. Since that birthday, Ariela’s collage has prominently sat facing me on my desk, reminding me of the gratitude I have for her and my entire family. […]

“Raising children…is vastly more than fixing what is wrong with them. It is about identifying and nurturing their strongest qualities, what they own and are best at, and helping them find niches in which they can best live out these strengths.” (Seligman & Csikszentmihalyi, 2000, p. 6)

Connection!

Sharing awe with my sweet boy!

Sister love and connection!

I built a life brick by brick, the one I was told to build career, family, success a house that never felt like home. I gave until I vanished, over functioned to be worthy, mistaking effort for love, and still the ground whispered, look up. But the world waited patient as trees, rooted in their […]

It’s been five years since I finished my capstone, and I feel two things simultaneously: 1) that I have done absolutely nothing to infuse positive psychology into the world and 2) that everything I have done and continue to do is rooted in positive psychology because there’s no way for it not to be. It […]

My experience at MAPP has shaped so much of the work I do on a daily basis. Beyond my work, when I think about the enduring impacts of my degree – I immediately think about my family. Learning the science of strengths has shifted my perspectives as a parent, wife, and mother. I more intentionally […]

These two under two are my inspiration to spread joy to each person and place I’m fortunate to encounter so that together we make the world a better place. They also remind me to appreciate each season, live in the moment, and learn something new each day.

Since I started MAAP this fall I’ve been trying to share with my daughter everything I’m learning about positive psychology. She’s about to turn 4. As soon as I was back from Immersion Week, I got her a red cape and a green cape and explained to her that when she wears the red cape, […]

The Courage to Pursue the Third Act of Life

Under the Montana sky, I’m reminded of what Marty set in motion twenty years ago—a way of seeing human potential not as theory but as daily practice. His work has shaped how I help students navigate uncertainty and imagine purposeful futures as they consider their educational path and place in the world. In the photo, […]

My greatest challenge as a MAPPster became my greatest gift to offer others. Inspired by Positive Psychology and because of my own struggles at MAPP, I began to examine a positive approach to adult ADHD — and it became my capstone topic. I now coach ADHDers with a strength-based approach. Positive Psychology is for everyone […]

MAPP gave me the parenting skills to raise a self assured, kind, humble, fearless citizen of the world.

Ever since I graduated from MAPP in 2006, I have helped other MAPPsters express themselves in writing, whether in online articles at Positive Psychology News, Psychology Today, or LinkedIn, academic papers, or books. Another MAPPster calls me the midwife of words. I am not really sure how many books I’ve helped deliver, but here are […]

Since 2005, I’ve lived the science of happiness — not as a destination, but as a garden tended with purpose. The historic WEHVFUN Victorian resort in Rehoboth Beach has become my living laboratory of Positive Psychology since 2021 — a place where laughter is the common language, gratitude is practiced, and joy is cultivated as […]