"Flourishing is not just about the individual subjective experience, which is important, we don't cut that out. But it's also about how are you contributing to creating the conditions for flourishing for others. So the metaphor is not the isolated flower in the pot, as beautiful as that might be, but the forest, where under the ground the roots are sharing resources. Where our sense of flourishing is enhanced when we see that we're flourishing with others and creating the conditions for others to flourish. And so we start to see the whole person within a beloved community, and then that beloved community is connected to other communities, and we can start to see an ecosystem emerging. And that ecosystem, of course, includes the natural world, but also the social and political and economic world, and also a sacred ecosystem." –Matt Lee

https://www.nosmallendeavor.com/matt-lee-why-you-cant-flourish-alone

#podcast #community #flourishing #ecosystem #naturalworld

Solidarity seems like a noble goal, but it's specious at best. When rallying for a cause, we want solidarity – for others to join – but what if we are among the others? #Solidarity comes at the expense of self – fine if you are already committed. Otherwise, not so much.

https://philosophics.blog/2025/12/03/on-the-strange-politics-of-solidarity/?utm_source=masto&utm_medium=social
#solidarity #ethics #virtue #commongood #teaching #indotrination #normativity #institution #philosophy #psychology #virtue #dogma #flourishing #boundaries #goodandevil #totalitarianism #morals #principles

Yanis Varoufakis on a socialist interpretation of human flourishing

This is the clearest account I’ve ever heard of what gets talked about as the eudaimonic society. A good life involves the creative realisation of our latent talents. A good society is one which systematically enables the realisation of those latent talents. In this sense individual flourishing and the flourishing of society go hand-in-hand.

https://youtu.be/UBvNJ9mX8_c?si=CAIN9P6WUWPy95Yc&t=6398

#eudaimonia #flourishing #YanisVaroufakis

Nach dem Erstrunden-Ausscheiden von Alexander Zverev in Wimbledon gibt es für den deutschen Tennisstar offenbar wichtigere Themen.

Dr. Hanspeter Gubelmann: Wenn es Alexander Zverev nicht genügt, «sein Herz in die Hand nehmen» Diesen und um die 1000 weitere Texte findest du bei www.die-sportpsychologen.de

#Einsamkeit #Floundering #Flourishing #Tennis #Wimb

https://www.die-sportpsychologen.de/2025/07/dr-hanspeter-gubelmann-wenn-es-alexander-zverev-nicht-genuegt-sein-herz-in-die-hand-nehmen/

Today's poem:

Benediction
- by Stanley Kunitz

https://www.tumblr.com/ukdamo/787972000009355264/benediction?source=share

#poetry #benediction #blessings #peace #nurture #health #flourishing #StanleyKunitz #pain #loss #resilience #agency

🌟 New Article: The Complete Guide to Human Flourishing

I've just published a comprehensive exploration of what it means to flourish. This guide covers:

🔬 Scientific frameworks (PERMA, Ryff's 6 dimensions)
🛠️ Practical interventions & therapeutic approaches
🚧 Common barriers & how to overcome them
📋 Implementation guide with daily practices

Read the full guide: https://www.drdevroy.com/flourishing/

#Flourishing #MentalHealth #PositivePsychology #Wellbeing #PersonalDevelopment