Steven, Thank you for being so open. It took a lot of courage to write this for your class members to see, and I interpret this as reaching out to others and allowing yourself to be vulnerable. You do have deep emotions and the noble character traits of thoughtfulness and honesty. Some people and places are safer than others to experiment with showing emotions when you are not used to doing so, and I hope that you will seek those out. I also hope you realize there are many people in your corner wishing you happiness. I was once in a place where I thought my bad qualities outweighed my good. It took lots of prayer and a brave move for me to start on the path to seeing that people actually do value a lot of things I do and say, and it's true in my case that you get happier as you get older I am glad that you have decided to practice what you have learned in positive psychology. You're headed in a good direction. We all have a purpose in this life, and it's funny how we can be a positive influence on others without really knowing it. I've had people thank me for things that I don't remember or didn't even notice as doing something nice for someone else. I bet that you have done things for others that they appreciate, but you don't really notice just how much.
Steven,
Thank you for being so open. It took a lot of courage to write this for your class members to see, and I interpret this as reaching out to others and allowing yourself to be vulnerable. You do have deep emotions and the noble character traits of thoughtfulness and honesty. Some people and places are safer than others to experiment with showing emotions when you are not used to doing so, and I hope that you will seek those out. I also hope you realize there are many people in your corner wishing you happiness. I was once in a place where I thought my bad qualities outweighed my good. It took lots of prayer and a brave move for me to start on the path to seeing that people actually do value a lot of things I do and say, and it's true in my case that you get happier as you get older I am glad that you have decided to practice what you have learned in positive psychology. You're headed in a good direction. We all have a purpose in this life, and it's funny how we can be a positive influence on others without really knowing it. I've had people thank me for things that I don't remember or didn't even notice as doing something nice for someone else. I bet that you have done things for others that they appreciate, but you don't really notice just how much.