What is Appreciative Living? Appreciative living is a philosophy for personal growth and change that was presented in the book, Appreciative Living by Jackie Kelm. It suggests we create whatever we want in our lives by focusing on, asking questions about, and creating mental pictures of what's right, what's working, and what we want most in our lives. It is based on the principles of Appreciative Inquiry, with constructs from Positive Psychology, law of attraction, chaos theory, and other strength-based approaches. There are three basic steps in Appreciative Living: 1. Appreciating the present. 2. Imagining the Ideal. 3. Acting in Alignment. For more information, visit the AL info/articles link above, or go to the links page for other related sites.
These articles provide the theoretical and philosophical underpinnings for Appreciative Living. For more practical articles on how to apply it to daily living, see the categories below.
The AIA Process The Appreciating-Imagining-Acting (AIA) process was created to help apply the principles of AI in everyday life. This two-page overview includes a downloadable PDF version.
Physical/Emotional Health
Unlocking the Door to Happiness. Article published in Feb/Mar 2007 issue of Innerchange Magazine on 3 simple exercises for creating long-term joy
Improving Your Health. Thoughts and considerations on learning to appreciate what's good about your body, and questions for expanding health in ways that bring us more of what we want.
