What is second wave positive psychology?
It is almost 20 years since Martin Seligman inaugurated the field of positive psychology. The context was this: he felt that psychology...
Untranslatable words: mono no aware, and the aesthetics of impermanence
Of all the intriguing concepts in my gathering of "untranslatable words," few are stranger or more alluring to me than those hailing from...
The spirit of Aloha
Aloha, as they say in Hawaii. This beautiful word is very apt, for a garland of reasons. This is my first blog for the venerable...
Website mission (nearly) complete
So, despite my technophobia and vague computer mistrust, I've managed to cobble together a website, thanks in good part to Wix (for the...
Positive Lexicography project
My first ever blog. The inauguaration of the Positive Lexicography project! More details to follow (when I work out how to use this...