Hopelessness is a dark view of the future, in which there is no escape from unhappiness and suffering. ... Read More about Hopelessness
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Developing, Encouraging and Promoting Self-Competence
Self-competence (do I act so as to express self-worth?) Self-competence is “a sense of personal efficacy”; the “sense of capability in mastering future challenges . . .” It “is the feeling of ... Read More about Developing, Encouraging and Promoting Self-Competence
Agency
In “these few lines,” as she presents them, Ellen shows that she has accomplished everything she has sought to achieve: freedom, literacy, and choice. Here is a published protest, in which she makes ... Read More about Agency
Grace: Talent, Bounty, Intellect, Disposition
DISPOSITION: I am the proud father of two remarkable citizens of the world. Our daughter is a neuroscientist who conducts cellular-level research and writes research papers. Our son is an activist ... Read More about Grace: Talent, Bounty, Intellect, Disposition
Progressing by Accomplishing
Tracking our progress helps us know whether we are on the right track, both in our choice of activities to pursue and in our progress within them. Sometimes the progress is transformative. ... Read More about Progressing by Accomplishing
Encouraging – Offering Reassurance
A boost of encouragement can make the difference between action and inaction, or a poor outcome versus a good outcome, or a good outcome versus a great outcome. When my mother or my grandmother ... Read More about Encouraging – Offering Reassurance
Latitude
He was a boisterous, pallid, nimble, wide-awake, jeering, lad, with a vivacious but sickly air. He went and came, sang, played at hopscotch, scraped the gutters, stole a little, but, like cats and ... Read More about Latitude
Developing, Encouraging and Promoting Independence
No one is completely independent but most people learn to fend for themselves instead of their parents or other caretaker. Becoming independent, or self-sufficient, is an important part of a ... Read More about Developing, Encouraging and Promoting Independence
Developing, Encouraging and Promoting Self-Confidence
Self-confidence (what do I think of myself?) I’ve never let anyone talk me into not believing in myself. [Muhammad Ali, Success Magazine, June 1998] Believe you can and you're halfway there. ... Read More about Developing, Encouraging and Promoting Self-Confidence