The best part of wonderful news is sharing it with friends.  So I wanted you to be among the first to know about a thrilling development in my life.

Come September, I'll be studying positive psychology with leaders in the field, as a student in the Master of Applied Positive Psychology program at the University of Pennsylvania.

I can't wait to share what I'm learning about optimal human functioning,  straight from the classrooms of  scholars including Martin Seligman, Ph.D., who launched the positive psychology movement and founded the program,  and Barry Schwartz, Ph.D., whose book The Paradox of Choice was featured here last month. Much learning will also come from the other students, who come to campus every month from around the U.S. and the world to learn  positive psychology principles they can apply to a variety of industries and professions.  I am still pinching myself.

Meanwhile, back here on earth, check out...

        A self-test for compassion;

A book that encourages you to put your life in a single sentence (What's yours?);

An invitation to draw your gremlin and tame him or ship him off to Chicago;   

 

And in case you're curious, my latest column, on how I lost 400 pounds.