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Attitude is everything
 
 There once was a woman who woke up one morning,
 looked in the mirror, and noticed she had only
 three hairs on her head.
 Well," she said, "I think I'll braid my hair today?"
 So she did and she had a wonderful day.
 
 The next day she woke up,
 looked in the mirror and saw that she had only
 two hairs on her head.
 "H-M-M," she said,
 "I think I'll part my hair down the middle today?"
 So she did and she had a grand day.
 
 The next day she woke up,
 looked in the mirror and noticed that she had
 only one hair on her head.  "Well," she said,
 "today I'm going to wear my hair in a pony tail."
 So she did and she had a fun, fun day.
 
 The next day she woke up,
 looked in the mirror and noticed that there
 wasn't a single hair on her head.
 "YEA!" she exclaimed,
 "I don't have to fix my hair today!"
 
 Attitude is everything.
 Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass.
 It's about learning to dance in the rain.

                                                                Anonymous

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The City of Mountain View Public Library presents 

“Positive Psychology”

with

Francine Toder, Ph.D.

 

 

How can you be happier? The idea of becoming happier

as opposed to reducing negative feelings and thoughts

is a recent concept in a new branch of psychology called

Positive Psychology. Walk away from this evening with

at least 5 specific ideas for having a better life!

 

Francine Toder, Ph. D., is a Palo Alto licensed psychologist and executive coach. Come to this free talk and learn what you can do to increase your “positivity.” For more information, visit her website at www.docToder.com.

 

Tuesday, September 16, 6:30-8:00 P.M.

Mountain View Public Library

585 Franklin Street, Mountain View

(650) 903-6337  Admission Free

 

Opinions and ideas expressed by speakers are their own and are not necessarily endorsed or advocated by the City of Mountain View.

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Francine Toder, Ph.D.

Positive Psychology Reference and Resource List

Ben-Shahar, T. Happier. McGraw-Hill, New York, 2007.

Boorstein, Sylvia. Happiness is an Inside Job. Ballantine Books, New York, 2007.

Csikszentmihalyi, M. Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience.  Harper & Row,  New York, 1990.

Emmons, R., Thanks: How the New Science of Gratitude Can Make You Happier. Houghton Mifflin Company, New York, 2007.

Joseph, S. & Linley, P.A.  Positive Therapy: A Metatheory for Positive Psychology Practice.  Routledge, New York, 2006.

Levine, M. The Positive Psychology of Buddhism and Yoga: Paths to a Mature Happiness. Lawrence Elbaum Associates, New Jersey, 2000.

Lyubomirsky, Sonja. The How of Happiness: A scientific Approach to Getting the Life You Want, The Penguin Press, New York, 2008.

Peterson, C. A Primer in Positive Psychology. Oxford University Press, New York, 2006.

Seligman, M. & Csikszentmihalyi, M. (Eds.), “Special Issue on Happiness, Excellence, and Optimal Human Functioning,” American Psychologist. American Psychological Association, Washington, D.C., January, 2000.

Schoch, R. The Secrets of Happiness: Three Thousand Years of Searching for the Good Life. Scribner, New York, 2006

Seligman, M. Learned Optimism. Knopf, New York, 1991, revised 2006.

Seligman, M. Authentic Happiness. Free Press, New York, 2002

 “The Science of Smiling.” The Harvard Crimson, www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=511334.

Siegel, D. The Mindful Brain: Reflection and Attunement in the Cultivation of Well Being, W.W. Norton & Company, New York, 2007

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