What Do Healthy People Do?

Healthy people:
  • Rationally direct their own behavior.
  • Are in charge of their own destiny.
  • Are self-aware — they know themselves and accept their strengths and weaknesses.
  • Are anchored in the present.
  • Increase their tension through seeking new challenges, goals and experiences.
  • Gratify their basic needs through acceptable behavior.
  • Devote energies and thoughts to socially meaningful interests and problem beyond security, lovability and status.
  • Think and act spontaneously rather than on fear based on past experiences.
  • Have the ability to enjoy the moment.
  • Have little interest in judging other people.
  • Have little interest in interpreting the actions of others.
  • Have little interest in conflict.
  • Solve problems instead of worrying about them.
  • Have frequent episodes of appreciation.
  • Have a feeling of connectedness with others and nature.
  • Smile often.
  • Know when to let things happen and when to make things happen.
  • Are susceptible to the love extended by others as well as have the urge to extend it.