[Ailist] Positive Core of America

[Mike Sands]

In an e mail today  Victor Frankl was quoted, "As for the pursuit of happiness: the  more we make it a target, the more widely we miss. Happiness is, and will always remain, the unintended effect of meaningful activity."

I believe that the discovery process of AI has taught us that thoughts and feelings are transitory, that thoughts can be intentionally directed  - especially when aided by conversation - in such a way that positive feelings very often emerge - and that guiding such a conversation is very likely to nourish warm feelings in both guide and friend.

I wish Frankl had said, "The more we seek to help a friend feel their own strengths and capabilities the more we will feel in the presence of our own"  

And that made me feel good - (even though it is freezing outside and our furnace is broken)

Mike

Appreciative Inquiry - a Tao to Happiness? - (I hope so, and think so)

Appreciative Inquiry - would anyone go back?