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Aug 11, 2023 · The symbolism of stars has captivated humans for millennia, inspiring us to gaze upon the night sky and question how we are connected to this mystery surrounding us, the cosmos. Throughout history, for some, it’s the divine, the infinite, inspiring art, literature, and design, representing a symbol of hope for humanity.
Feb 17, 2024 · Stars have been symbols of guidance, hope, and spiritual connection for humans since ancient times. They help guide sailors across oceans and inspire people to aim for their dreams with optimism. In various religions like Christianity, Judaism, Hinduism, and Taoism, stars hold significant meanings such as divine guidance, protection, unity ...
- How Do Stars Bring Meaning to Our Lives?
- The Influence of Positive Psychology and Meaning
- Cultural Differences
- Michael Steger and The Meaning in Life
- And Now What?
- References
- Como É Que as Estrelas trazem Sentido às Nossas Vidas
- A Influência Da Psicologia Positiva E O Sentido
- Diferenças Culturais
- Michael Steger E O Sentido Na Vida
When I was a little girl, I looked up to the stars at night and wondered “why are we here?”. After 30 years, personal and professional challenges, combined with opportunities and new influences have reignited these worries and awakened my interest in meaning in life.
The first influence was the Executive Master of Applied Positive Psychology (EMAPP) of Lisbon University, where I’ve learned that “meaning in life” is associated with a eudaimonic perspective of well-being and human flourishing, or in other words, happiness based on virtues. During the EMAPP, I had the privilege to learn with the Italian, Antonella...
There were some cultural differences between countries, highlighting the importance of listening to different voices from several cultures and this reminds me of a second influence: the video-exhibition “7 Billion Others”. It gathers testimonies from people all over the world about several aspects of human life, including the meaning of life! Inter...
In June, Michael Steger has come to Lisbon and added valuable knowledge to my search with his bright communication “Meaning in Life”. His interest in this topic began the same way as mine, by looking at the starry sky, but from North America. Meaning in life is so relevant that affects our longevity: after five years, old people who gave a high mea...
When we transform our most challenging experiences into something that contributes in a positive way to the people around us, to our communities, to the revitalisation of an ecosystem or solely to our own personal growth, were are acting with purpose and significance in a way that is coherent with our life. Recently, a friend of mine that is a psyc...
This study has involved 666 participants from seven countries: Australia, Croatia, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Spain and South Africa. See: Delle Fave, A., Brdar, I., Freire. T., Vella-Brodrick, D., &. Wissing, M. P. (2011). The eudaimonic and hedonic components of happiness: qualitative and quantitative findings, Social Indicators Research, 2(100), ...
Quando era miúda, olhava para as estrelas à noite e questionava-me sobre “porque é que estamos aqui”. Volvidos 30 anos, desafios pessoais e profissionais, combinados com oportunidades e novas influências reacenderam estas inquietações e redespertaram o meu interesse sobre o sentido da vida.
A primeira dessas influências foi o Executive Master de Psicologia Positiva Aplicada da Universidade de Lisboa, onde aprendi que o “sentido da vida” está associado a uma perspetiva eudaimónica do bem-estar e florescimento humanos, ou seja, a uma felicidade baseada nas virtudes. Neste curso, tive o privilégio de conhecer a investigadora italiana Ant...
Este estudo revelou algumas diferenças culturais entre os países envolvidos, salientando a importância de escutar diferentes vozes em diferentes culturas e isto recorda-me a segunda influência: a vídeo-exposição “7 Billion Others” de Yann Arthus-Bertrand, que reúne testemunhos de todo o mundo sobre vários aspetos da vida humana, incluindo o sentido...
Em Junho, Michael Steger veio a Lisboa e contribuiu para a minha demanda com a sua luminosa palestra, “Meaning in Life” (o sentido na vida). O seu interesse pelo tema começou da mesma forma que o meu, a olhar para o céu estrelado, mas da América do Norte. O sentido da vida é tão relevante que afeta a nossa longevidade: ao fim de cinco anos, idosos ...
Stars populate the universe with elements through their “lifecycle”—an ongoing process of formation, burning fuel, and dispersal of material when all the fuel is used up. Different stars take different paths, however, depending on how much matter they contain—their mass. A star’s mass depends on how much hydrogen gas is brought ...
After a supernova, some stars leave behind a super dense neutron star, while the heaviest stars leave a black hole. Based on our understanding of stellar evolution, the Sun will start to run out of core hydrogen in about 5 billion years. The Sun will expand, engulfing several of the inner planets, including Earth.
Aug 16, 2019 · Around the world and throughout history, we find remarkably similar constellations defined by disparate cultures, as well as strikingly similar narratives describing the relationships between them.
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May 7, 2015 · The life cycle of a low mass star (left oval) and a high mass star (right oval). The illustration above compares the different evolutionary paths low-mass stars (like our Sun) and high-mass stars take after the red giant phase. For low-mass stars (left hand side), after the helium has fused into carbon, the core collapses again.
