Appreciative Living Articles

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 What Is. 2. Imagining the Ideal. 3. Acting in Alignment. For more information, check out the articles below.

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Articles on 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.

Better Health is Only 7 Questions Away. Thoughts and considerations on learning to appreciate what’s good about your body, and questions for expanding health in ways that bring you more of what you want.

Career

Six Steps to Finding Your Dream Job. Article published in Savvy Miss in July 2006 that includes questions to help you discover what you really want in a job.

Marriage/Partnership

Eight Questions That Will Transform your Marriage or Partnership. Questions to ask that will build love and connection in an existing relationship.

Looking For Love? The Right Way to Find Mr. Right. Article published in Savvy Miss in May 2006 that includes eight steps to help you discover what you really want in a relationship.

Parenting

Finding What’s Right with Your Child. Article from the February 2006 edition of the Appreciative Parenting Newseltter

“Walk the Talk: The Principles of AI in Daily Living” Published in The AI Practioner: The International Journal of AI Best Practice. Feb. 2006. This pdf file provides a high-level overview of the concepts of Appreciative Living.

“Summary of the Appreciative Inquiry Principles.” Taken from the book Appreciative Living. (3 page Adobe PDF download). This is a very brief, high-level. bullet-point summary of the principles of AI.

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.