DARWIN is on his 12th year of teaching, currently at Springville High School teaching astronomy, geology, environmental science, and physics. He also teaches physics at UVU for a 7 week STEM summer school program for junior high students. He also teaches teenagers in our church ward. He's super busy, but still makes time to be an awesome dad and husband.
A much needed self-esteem booster!!This is kind of fun if you want to get to know yourself a little better, and to help you recognize your positive personality strengths and maybe those pieces of your personality you can work on a little more. I did this for an assignment in one of my classes this semester, and I can't wait to take my positive psychology class in the fall!!
Click on the link here for the Authentic Happiness website, scroll down and click on VIA Signature Strengths Questionnaire. It will ask you to log in with a username and password, and then you'll take a questionnaire that's like 200 questions, but no worries...it goes pretty fast. When you finish the questionnaire it will give you your top strengths in order from 1 to 24. Here are my top 10, for any of you who care to venture a peek:
- Spirituality, Sense of Purpose, and Faith - You have strong and coherent beliefs about the higher purpose and meaning of the universe. You know where you fit in the large scheme. Your beliefs shape your actions and are a source of comfort to you.
- Capacity to Love and be Loved - You value close relations with others, in particular those in which sharing and caring are reciprocated. The people to whom you feel most close are the same people who feel most close to you.
- Gratitude - You are aware of the good things that happen to you, and you never take them for granted. Your friends and family members know that you are a grateful person because you always take the time to express your thanks.
- Honesty, Authenticity, and Genuineness - You are an honest person, not only by speaking the truth but by living your life in a genuine and authentic way. You are down to earth and without pretense; you are a "real" person.
- Appreciation of Beauty and Excellence - You notice and appreciate beauty, excellence, and/or skilled performance in all domains of life, from nature to art to mathematics to science to everyday experience.
- Bravery and Valor - You are a courageous person who does not shrink from threat, challenge, difficulty, or pain. You speak up for what is right even if there is opposition. You act on your convictions.
- Hope, Optimism, and Future-Mindedness - You expect the best in the future, and you work to achieve it. You believe that the future is something that you can control.
- Humor and Playfulness - You like to laugh and tease. Bringing smiles to other people is important to you. You try to see the light side of all situations.
- Zest, Enthusiasm, and Energy - Regardless of what you do, you approach it with excitement and energy. You never do anything halfway or halfheartedly. For you, life is an adventure.
- Fairness, Equity, and Justice - Treating all people fairly is one of your abiding principles. You do not let your personal feelings bias your decisions about other people. You give everyone a chance.
I thought it was kind of funny that my 24th strength was "Creativity, Ingenuity, Originality." If you know me, you know how NOT creative I am. I have high hopes and wishes to someday become creative and it's one my "weaknesses" I'm really going to work on over the years.
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