Let Your Character Strengths Shine

The holidays should be a time of together and joy, but as we all have experienced, that is not always the case. Often enough the holiday circumstances work against relationships and feelings of regret. Some are just run down with the pace of life.

As humans, it is on each of us to seek to bring optimism and hope, or at a minimum, presence, when others feel like the cold winds of life are blowing in their face.

These moments are opportunities for us to use our natural gifts of character to help others. Our character strengths form our true identity. We have strengths such as perspective, kindness, love, bravery, and forgiveness-to name just a few of the VIA 24. Its been well studied that when we use our strengths it promotes our well being and flourishing and the same for others.

This holiday season, BELIEVE in what you can do for others, through your intentional use of character strengths. Let your character shine through and seek to shed a more positive light on others situations.