My Personal Definitions Of Character Strengths

I chose to take the VIA character strengths survey from www.viacharacter.org. My top three strengths were humor, kindness, and perspective. The definition for the character strength of humor is liking to laugh or smile and making other people do the same. It also means to have a cheerful view on life to see its lighter side and maintain a good mood. This character strength falls under the category of transcendence. Transcendence describes strengths that provide a sense of connection to something higher in meaning and purpose than ourselves. The character strength of kindness is defined as being generous and doing favors and good deeds for others. This character strength is categorized under the virtue category of humanity. Character strengths that fall under this category are manifested in caring relationships with others and are mainly displayed in one-on-one relationships. The character strength of perspective is defined as being able to provide wise council to others due to the ability to look at the world in a way that makes sense to yourself and others. This strength falls under the virtue category of wisdom, which deals with strengths involving the way we gain

While sharing my experiences with my brother and coworker I felt like I was able to share with someone the knowledge that I had accrued while experiencing the same things they would be firsthand. Directly after theses situations occurred I felt a sense of pride and satisfaction that I may have been helping someone else out with difficult and frightening experiences. Looking back on these interactions after the week had ended I felt happy knowing that my advice and experience could have a positive impact on others. Whatever my brother decides to do I know that he will feel content following his heart and I believe when my coworker begins to see clients that some of the advice I gave will make her interactions go