You have been introduced to concepts such as flow, optimism, resilience, savoring, and life satisfaction.  Most recently you have also been introduced to meaning and adversity. Remember, that Positive Psychology is not happiology. It [PP] does not deny that life involves disease, disorder, and distress. That is where we are now. Yu have read and watched videos of people facing significant adversity and have seen that there can be a positive change after such events.  You have also explored the role of relationships in our well-being.

Your task with this discussion posting is to 1. Share an example of a time when you faced significant adversity or loss.  DO NOT SHARE ANYTHING THAT YOU ARE NOT COMFORTABLE WITH YOUR PEER READING! Write about what you lost, but then write about what you gained after the adversity/loss. How did you get through this adversity/loss? Describe if there are new ways of thinking, feeling, behaving, engaging, relating, or etc. that you have experienced as a result.

The INITIAL POSTING should be about 300-500 words. Proper writing is expected (new paragraphs, punctuation, no abbreviations or text speak,” clearly edited, free of grammar mistakes or misspellings, and APA cited if appropriate/necessary). Outline or bulleted formats are not acceptable. It should demonstrate your understanding of the materials modules in question. You should not simply give a summary of the readings or lengthy quotes from the readings. Your work is to apply the readings and analyze and integrate what you are learning and engage with your peers on these Positive Psychology concepts