The Time magazine of this week brings in an interesting article about optimism. On the positive side, optimists are bound to be bigger achievers than pessimists, as they might be willing to take those extra-miles that it takes to go places the pessismist won't ever go. It is all about "positive psychology", a recent theory that has been gaining some momentun in the psychology world. Below the surface, though, there might lie some risks. As the article says, optimists are, in general, not always realistic. That means that the over-optimists may distance themselves far enough from reality to fall in to major disappointments and its possible consequences. Not a major risk, just needs to be watched! Especially, those with kids need to stay put and prevent future problems.
As I was digging into the links suggested by the article, though, I came accross another article that talkes about "20 ways to stay happy". They are all good, and you can retrieve them from http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/article/0,28804,1631176_1630611,00.html?artId=1631176?contType=article?chn=specials. One of these 20 ways has to do with spirituality level. In this regard, the article says: "Survey after survey shows that people with strong religious faith — of any religion or denomination — are happier than those who are irreligious. David Myers, a social psychologist at Michigan's Hope College, says that faith provides social support, a sense of purpose and a reason to focus beyond the self, all of which help root people in their communities."
Gilberto
June 01, 2011
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