Flourishing goes beyond happiness, or satisfaction with life. True, people who flourish are happy. But that's not the half of it. Beyond feeling good…

- Barbara Fredrickson

Positive people are able to maintain a broader perspective and see the big picture which helps them identify solutions where as negative people maint…

- Barbara Fredrickson

The benefits of positive emotions don't stop after a few minutes of good feelings subside. In fact, the biggest benefit that positive emotions provid…

- Barbara Fredrickson

Love is that micro-moment of warmth and connection that you share with another living being

- Barbara Fredrickson

Positivity opens us. The first core truth about positive emotions is that they open our hearts and our minds, making us more receptive and more creat…

- Barbara Fredrickson

The negative screams at you but the positive only whispers.

- Barbara Fredrickson

Positivity doesn't just change the contents of your mind...It widens the span of possibilities that you see.

- Barbara Fredrickson

Flourishing is not a solo endeavor.

- Barbara Fredrickson

It turns out that unexplained positivity lasts longer than positivity we analyze until we fully understand it.

- Barbara Fredrickson