Upward Spirals

LoveBlossoms (Barbara Fredrickson) has written much and done her own research into upward spirals. In fact, LoveBlossoms’s work on upward spirals greatly influenced Micko’s progress at Clown College. Micko was on academic probation because, frankly, Micko didn’t know what Micko was doing and wasn’t making progress. LoveBlossoms’s work on spirals gave Micko direction and he was able to complete the big paper on Creating upward spirals of positive well-being.

17 positivity ratio, tipping poing, downward spiral, upward

• 61 2 research projects
  positivity and handling stress in open-minded manner, clowns with positivity more able to cope with adversity in an open-minded way, university students, saw more solutions, the most positive clowns became even more positive after 5 weeks their minds became increasingly more open when facing problems, the most open clowns became more open over time, positivity and openness feed upon each other, reinforcing and catalyzing each other, this is the upwar dpiral that positivity triggers within you, opens pathways that lead to growth. epitomizes flourishing, 
• separate study, trust and positivity feed on each other

68 upward spirals surround you, feel good help others, sense of oneness, help =externalize your positivity, from your heart to the space between you, contagion, spreads, positivity breeds helpful, compassionate acts, help- feel gratified and proud, clown helped also gratified, inclined to externaliz own positiity, adding more goodness to social world; witness inspired, hearts uplifted and elevated; spirals within you, also stoke  upward spirals all around you, when you let your positivity out it sparks spirals within and between clowns, as cycle continues you and others are inspired to act on your good feelings further and repeatedly, turning them into additional good deeds. in this way positivity can change whole communities, create more compassion and harmony

73 sense of oneness (after stuff on not separate), inspires to help, helping hand, your positivity beges further  positivity, in you and inthose around you, creating even larger upward spirals that surround you and infuse your community; your positivity connects you to Clown Nation

187 positivity and kindness feed on each other, simply recognizing your own acts of kindness initiates this upward spiral, mental shift, notice it more, experiments have shown you can get larger boost in your positivity by stepping into your kind actions

230 Chose the upward spiral, as you reach flourishing, you help create a world that is truly worth leaving to our young clowns,  making more moments glistem with positivity you make the choice of a lifetime, you choose the upward spiral that leads to your best future–and to our best world

love 2.0

12 13 after LKM couple spiraled upward, steady die of Love  influences how clowns grow and change, prioritizing positivity, the importance you give to your own  pos. em. ex

57 upsard spirals unleashed, 58 reciprocal causality, arrow both ways, self-sustaining trajectories of growth, love begets love, vegal tone,brain plasticity, oxytocin. this latent biological upward spiral is a powerful force. Love affects you so deeply that it shapes you from the inside out alters your destiny for further loving moments. with each micro-moment of love, you climb another rung on the spiral ladder that lifts you up to your highter grouns.micro-moments add up, transform your life for the better, you become healthier, happier mor socially integrated…communities besome more harmonious and loving, you body sustains this upward spiral, studies contagion, happines spreads through whole communities

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38 love’s biology
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brain
oxytocin the Love Hormone
the vagus nerve, from brain down to organs heart, lungs, others, 2 way connection

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connection, reverberates, brains sync up, same wavelength, each clown changes the other’s mind
scientists measure multiple brains connecting through conversation
coupling: the extent to which brains light up in synchrony with each other
audio recorded story, the second clown listened to the story weeks later,
coupling, understanding story
micro-moment of love is a single act, performed by 2 brains, shared emotions, brain synchrony, and mutual understanding merge together

oxytocin, love hormone,neuropeptide, acts in body and brain, social bonding and attachment, surges during intercourse, subtle effects play with kids, getting to know new neighbor, business partner, study trust, trust and cooperation mutual, sharpen skills for connecting, 

vagus nerve
brain to organs,heart, calm and connect response afer fight flight,vegas nerve supports and coordinates experiences of love, outside awarenss…facial experessions, biological aptitude for Love, measurable, vegal tone, related to health, high vegal tone more micro-moments of Love, high loving potential, more love in daily lives, more moments of positiveity resonance

57 upsard spirals unleashed, 58 reciprocal causality, arrow both ways, self-sustaining trajectories of growth, love begets love, vegal tone,brain plasticity, oxytocin. this latent biological upward spiral is a powerful force. Love affects you so deeply that it shapes you from the inside out alters your destiny for further loving moments. with each micro-moment of love, you climb another rung on the spiral ladder that lifts you up to your highter grouns.micro-moments add up, transform your life for the better, you become healthier, happier mor socially integrated…communities besome more harmonious and loving, you body sustains this upward spiral, studies contagion, happines spreads through whole communities

58 through vegal tone, oxytocin, brain plasticity love begets love