With PERMA, I expect my life to become more relaxing while organized. Flourishing tells us that well-being not only enhances our physical fitness but also improves our mental healthiness. After school starts, my living schedule has changed dramatically to accommodate the class schedule. In high school biology, I learn that staying up late can influence the hormone level and cause side effects that change one’s emotions. A week ago, I did not quite sense the change in my emotion, however, I find out recently, that I laugh out loud less often; I show more stress to my family; I feel more exhausted when I think about things. Despite one’s mood does not equal well-being; I want to adjust my current mood and improve my well-being together by flourishing PERMA.
A picture of my ideal life arises in my mind, as soon as I see this question. Under the blue clear sky, I sit on a floral blanket and have a cat sleeping on my lap. There is sunshine, breeze, and lawn, and me with a book in my hands. I am fascinated by the content, and my phone is put aside so I can avoid the blue lights emitted from there while also answer it when it rings. Besides, I know on the other side of my phone, my families and friends are always there for me. When it is getting late and people start to go back, I can call them, and they will drive to pick me up.
I think this picture, or gif actually, could be an example illustrating what I think my life with PERMA will be like. I will be always supported and allowed to be thoughtless and even child-like; I can do whatever I like to do without checking my “to-do list”; I will feel completely relaxed if I can sit on the lawn in one random park for the entire day, without worrying the endless upcoming works that force me to be awake at 2 a.m. Engagement comes from the journey of diving into my own world of reading, and meaning appears when I close the book and go through some intriguing episodes. When thinking about achievement, I do not really relate “win” with being the richest person in the universe or saving the world when a roaring flood destroys everywhere besides Himalaya. I think about myself, as an individual, doing the best I can do at the current moment. All of these will contribute to my cheerful mood and positive emotion later on, and I believe such satisfaction can last if I make PERMA a part of my life.
