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Hello!!! Form the 4 Weeks that we have been posting some pictures and articles about Character Strengths...

What is your favorite Character Strength?

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Gratitude Video

Hello Cupcakes! We decided to share with you this video dedicated to our teachers. We made this video in Spanish but we hope you can understand it and we hope you like it! Thanks for all your support and thank to all our teachers!

 

Be Greatful Video - Nick Vujicic

Opinion:
We put here this video that talks about Gratitude. In this video Nick Vujicic appears and we personally love Nick Vujicic; as a mater of fact, we also put HERE the link to Nick Vujicic's The Butterfly Circus.

Remember to be GREATFUL today! 

Smile! 

Love you lots! xx

So... With what would you woke up?

Opinion

Love this quote! If this doesn't make you reflect I don't know what would make you reflect!!! Remember, to say thanks about what's going on in your life is super important, and believe us, you wouldn't know what you have until you miss it or if you were going to miss it.

Gratitude VIA

Key Concepts: 

There are two types of gratitude: 

• Benefit-triggered gratitude= the state that follows when a desired benefit is received from a benefactor. 
• Generalized gratitude= the state resulting from awareness and appreciation of what is valuable and meaningful to yourself.

                                       

Here you have a link of one of our favorite websites VIA. In this link you will have a little introduction about what is gratitude and how to practice it. It includes a video!!!

Opinion

We like this link because is like a short explanation about this topic but is understandable. Hope you like it CUPCAKES!!!!

GREATFUL HEART

Opinion:
Such a beautiful quote! We love it! Since we are starting our Gratitude week, we invite you to think if you practice or not this Character Strength. We personally think it is very importamt to always be thankful in order to be happy.  

So don't forget to say THANK YOU today! ;)

NEW CHARACTER STRENGTH OF THE WEEK GRATITUDE!

HELLO, CUPCAKES! WE'VE GOT A NEW CHARACTER STRENGTH FOR YOU: GRATITUDE!

ALWAYS BE THANKFUL. LOVE YOU LOTS! xx

Perseverance post of VIA

In this link you will find a post of VIA that is really interesting and it has a video that will show you the importance of perseverance in all moments of life.

We like this post because it is important to remember the importance of practicing perseverance! And we really like the video because it shows us that with affort, perseverance, and trying, we can do everything. This is the importance of perseverance!

NEXT WEEK THERE WILL BE ANOTHER CHARACTER STRENGTH!! DON'T FORGET TO FOLLOW US!

Perseverance Image

Opinion:
We really like this image because is like an introduction to be perseverant and to really practice it. We like perseverance because you will always need it for all you do and if you use it, you will achieve everything you want.

Perseverance Quote

Opinion: 
We really liked this quote because it tells us to always work hard and to never give up and we think this quote is very inspirational and it can helps us in difficult moments.

HOPE YOU PRACTICE GRIT TODAY AND EVERYDAY!

LOVE YOU! xx 

Perseverance Video

Opinion: 
We liked this video a lot because it tells us to never give up and to always be perseverant. We think this video is very useful when you think you will never get up when you fall down. We recommend this video a lot and we hope you like it. :)
Thank You!

Walter Elliot Perseverance Quote

Perseverance: Weekly Character Strengths 

 

Opinion:
We really liked this quote because it is trying to tell us that life is not going to be easy, but if we try hard and we never give up, we will always reach our goals and enjoy our life.

NEW CHARACTER STRENGTH OF THE WEEK: PERSEVERANCE!!

 HELLO CUPCAKES! THIS WEEK ALL POSTS WILL BE ABOUT GRIT OR PERSEVERANCE!

THANKS A LOT FOR YOUR SUPPORT! WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT!

 LOVE YOU LOTS, CUPCAKES! xx  

Zest Image From VIA

"I've found that if you love life, life will love you back." 

This photo was taken form this link: 

http://www.viacharacterblog.org/live-zestfully/

Opinion:

We think this quote is beautiful because it says that if we practice Zest and we start loving more, good things will happen to us.

P.S: This is our last post from Zest, next week we will start with another Character Strength!
Goodbye, Love You! xx 

How Can I Use Zest in my Daily Life?

Why is zest important?

Zest and vitality correlate with autonomy and relatedness. Vitality may also be both a cause and effect of health and well-being.

READ THIS LINK THAT GIVES YOU MORE INFORMATION ABOUT ZEST AND HOW YOU CAN PRACTICE IT IN YOUR DAILY LIFE.

Opinion:
When we saw this quote we liked it becuase it gives us the real meaning of Zest and we now know how to start practicing Zest more and be more enthusiastic. 

Christian Dior Zest Quote

Zest: Weekly Character Strengths 

 
Opinion:
We chose this quote because it tells us that true beauty can only exist if we are enthusiastic and we practice zest.

Pyschology Today: Living With Zest - A Secret to Happiness

Zest: Weekly Character Strengths 


"If you want to love your life more - you can begin by living and loving more of it - by zestfully living and loving every teeny-tiny, gorgeously-detailed minutiae moment!" -Karen Salmansohn.

Your personal assignment for living your life with zest:
Cultivate the habit of zest. Purposefully seek out the beauty in the seemingly trivial. Especially in the trivial. The colors and shapes of the foods you eat. The shadows a vase makes on your table. The interesting faces of the people on the bus with you. You will not only experience more happiness on a daily basis, but a month from now you will be able to look back and have more happy memories to appreciate.

If you want to know more about zest being a secret to happiness, you can check the complete article HERE.

Opinion:
We think Zest is super important in our lives. If we all start practicing Zest today, we will be happier and we will start enjoying life more. We personally love this Character Strength because Zest brings joy and happiness to our lives. 

Zest: NEW CHARACTER STRENGTH OF THE WEEK!!

Zest: Weekly Character Strengths 

Exercises For Boosting Zest:

• Improve your sleep hygiene by establishing regular sleep time, eating 3-4 hours before sleeping, avoiding doing any work in the bed, not taking caffeine late in the evening, etc. Notice changes in your energy level.
• Do a physically rigorous activity (bike riding, running, sports singing, playing) that you always wanted to do but have not done yet.
• Call old friend and reminisce good old times.

HERE you have more information about it.


Opinion:
We put this article because it is very important to remember if you want to practice Zest in a good and complete way and always stay happy or not.

Don't forget to smile today!

Daniel Goleman: Social Intelligence Video

This video is about Social Intelligence and its meaning but with a scientific explanation.

Opinion:
We liked this video a lot becuase it explains very well what Social Intelligence is and we hope you guys also like it and start improving your Social Intelligence. 

HOPE YOU LIKE IT :)
P.S: This is our last post from Social Intelligence, next week we will start with another Character Strength!
Goodbye, Love You! xx 

Character Strengths Test

HERE you have a quiz to know more about your personality and Character Strengths.

Opinion:

We already did this quiz and we think is funny and interesting because we had fun at the moment we knew what Character Stregths we practice the most, but interesting because we can know what we need to practice more.

HAVE FUN!

William Hastie Quote

  Social Intelligence: Weekly Character Strengths


"Strategic planning for the future is the most hopeful indication of our increasing SOCIAL INTELLIGENCE." 
William Hastie

Opinion:

We chose this quote because it says that if we plan what we have to do everyday, we will reach our full potential and we will have a better life.

Psychology Today

  Social Intelligence: Weekly Character Strengths


"Social Intelligence develops from experience with people and learning from success and failures in social settings." -Psychology Today

What are the key elements of Social Intelligence?
 
1. Verbal Fluency and Conversational Skills.
2. Knowledge of Social Roles, Rules, and Scripts.
3. Effective Listening Skills.
4. Understanding What Makes Other People Tick.
5. Role Playing and Social Self-Efficacy.
6. Impression Management Skills. 

If you want to know more about the key elements of Social Intelligence, you can check the complete article HERE.

Opinion:
We think this article is very useful to improve our Social Intelligence. We think that if we all practiced the key elements of Social Intelligence, then we would all have better relationships and we would have a better social life. 
Don't forget to read the full article and start practicing Social Intelligence!

Social Intelligence Test

Social Intelligence: Weekly Character Strengths  
 
Hello!
Here you have a link where you can test your Social Intelligence!
It will only take you a few minutes.
Do it!

Opinion:

We think this test is funny and we can use it to improve our Social Intelligence. That is why we chose it and we hope you guys like it because it has helped us and we are also trying to practice more Social Intelligence to reach our full potential. 

http://socialintelligence.labinthewild.org/mite/ 

Daniel Goleman Quote

 Social Intelligence: Weekly Character Strengths

"Empathy and social skills are social intelligence, the interpersonal part of emotional intelligence. That's why they look alike."

-Daniel Goleman

Opinion:
We really liked this quote because it explains perfectly what is to really practice Social Intelligence and we can use it to improve our Social Intelligence. 

Character Strengths