1. http://youtu.be/YsdzjdT_LkY The History of Thanksgiving

2. What’s your conception of the good life?

6. Plato's allegory of cave men is a commentary on the human condition.

7. Jesus challenges our conception of the good life

8. The Buddhist Conception of the good life

9. Humanistic Psychology: To live fully is to become fully human

10. According to Carl Rogers, a fully functioning individual is open to life -- to experiencing joy and pain, love and heartbreak, fear and courage more intensely. "It involves the stretching and growing of becoming more and more of one's potentialities. It involves the courage to be. It means launching oneself fully into the stream of life." (Rogers 1961)

11. Free To Love, Play, & Work

12. Reflective happiness comes from knowing who you really are, doing what you love to do, and understanding why you are doing it.

13. Intrinsic Motivation and Personal Growth

16. The positive potentials of negative experiences

18. Embrace life in totality

19. A Dual-Systems Model of Living the Good Life Seeking what is meaningful Transforming what is negative The Good Life Enjoying the present moment Letting go Approach Avoidance © Paul T. P. Wong