Week 3 -- The Guest House by Rumi/finish character strength response

Week 3      Thursday, January 29, 2020




Activity #1  

Journal Prompt: 
When in your life were you unsure you would succeed? Why did you feel this way?  What did you do to push yourself? Were you successful in the end?

Hand in picture of your top five strengths.

 Activity #2

 The Guest House Poem
Goal: To emphasize  that emotions are fleeting, and even unpleasant emotions have value.

 Emotion suppression has been associated with both psychological and physiological health detriment.  Attempts to control uncomfortable thoughts, feelings, and emotions by deliberate avoidance are at the core of many psychological problems.
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 When you mask your emotional experiences or try to push unpleasant emotions away, they can return amplified.  However, by welcoming them as visitors, the intensity and impact of those emotions can be reduced.  In the poem, being human is like being a guest house, and emotions are personified as temporary visitors that should be welcomed even if they are unpleasant.

 Emotions are not permanent residents in their guest house; instead, they are transient visitors who can be welcomed, stay for a while, and then leave.


Read The Guest House by Rumi
http://www.sagemindfulness.com/blog/rumi-s-poem-the-guest-house
The Guest House Active Reading Outline
Answer on your own and then discuss in class.
After we have finished the class discussion on the poem, you can work on your VIA Character Strength Response that is due next week.

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