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  • Cycle-of-Life Season
    • 1 Dormancy
      • Week 01: Human Worth
      • Week 02: Universality
      • Week 03: Justice
      • Week 04: Suffering
      • Week 05: Humility
      • Week 06: Avoiding Harm, or Evil
      • Week 07: Engaging the World
      • Week 08: Order
    • 2 Sowing
      • Week 09: Preferences (Desire)
      • Week 10: Autonomy
      • Week 11: Life as a Journey
      • Week 12: Renewal
      • Week 13: Hope and Optimism
      • Week 14: Self-esteem (Self-worth begins)
      • Week 15: Self-confidence
      • Week 16: Independence (Self-competence)
    • 3 Growth
      • Week 17: Our Future
      • Week 18: Honesty
      • Week 19: Obligation in the World
      • Week 20: Duty toward Others
      • Week 21: Awakening
      • Week 22: Obstacles and Opportunities
      • Week 23: Individuality and Community
    • 4 Ripening
      • Week 24: Honoring
      • Week 25: Excellence
      • Week 26: An Ethic of Generous Service
      • Week 27: Openness
      • Week 28: Transcendence
      • Week 29: Wisdom
      • Week 30: Caring
      • Week 31: Courage
      • Week 32: Citizenship
    • 5 Interlude
      • Week 33: Grounding and Well-Roundedness
      • Week 34: Assertiveness
      • Week 35: Restoration
    • 6 Fulfillment
      • Week 36: Creativity
      • Week 37: Truth
      • Week 38: Love
      • Week 39: Faith
      • Week 40: Rebirth
    • 7 Assessing
      • Week 41: Home and the Past
      • Week 42: Vitality
      • Week 43: Self-actualization and Integrity
      • Week 44: Connectedness
      • Week 45: Empowerment
      • Week 46: Equality
    • 8 Harvest and Celebration
      • Week 47: Flourishing
      • Week 48: Focus and Perspective
      • Week 49: Change
      • Week 50: Finding Our Niche
      • Week 51: Accepting / Surrendering
      • Week 52: Living Religiously
      • Week 53: Celebration and Remembrance
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Week 47: Flourishing

Success: Living a Life of Achievement

Success: Living a Life of Achievement

Sometimes people ask "What is the purpose of life?" or "Does life have a purpose?" These are confusing ways of asking the question, because they suggest an inquiry into a cosmic purpose at which we ... Read More about Success: Living a Life of Achievement

Having and Nurturing Healthy Relationships

Having and Nurturing Healthy Relationships

Homo sapiens is a social species. We rely on each other for comfort, companionship, support, nurturance and guidance. We also rely on each other for a reassurance, so most of us respond positively to ... Read More about Having and Nurturing Healthy Relationships

Being Grateful

Being Grateful

He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has. [Epictetus] We do not see that our life right here, right now, is nirvana. [Taizan ... Read More about Being Grateful

Being Fully Engaged

Being Fully Engaged

Early on, we identified "engaging the world" as a basic building block for ethical and personal development. This refers to engaging at some level, coming out of the cocoon. Engagement as an aspect ... Read More about Being Fully Engaged

Finding and Having Meaning in Life

Finding and Having Meaning in Life

A soul that is kind and intends justice discovers more than any sophist. [Widely attributed to Sophocles] Meaning is an element of religion and it is also an element of flourishing. A person who ... Read More about Finding and Having Meaning in Life

Living in Positive Emotion

Living in Positive Emotion

    Having a good and healthy outlook on life is an essential element of living well. Positive emotions, such as optimism, joyfulness, kindliness and enthusiasm, set a tone for our lives. ... Read More about Living in Positive Emotion

Flourishing

Flourishing

  Early on, we identified some basic preferences, which give shape and content to an ethical system: health, satisfaction of basic needs, pleasure, longevity, happiness and fulfillment. Many ... Read More about Flourishing

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