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Lincoln Celebrates the International Day of Happiness!
www.positivitymatters.org/HappinessLincoln2025
Saturday, March 22, 2025
10:30am-5:30pm
Charles H. Gere Branch Library
2400 S 56th St, Lincoln, NE 68506
Free and open to the public.
Large free parking lot.
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Left: Nick Hernandez in front of a pillar sculpture by Eddie Dominguez | Middle: the Sower sculpture atop the Nebraska Capitol | Right: kindness cards printed at Constellation Studios. The paper, made and donated by Constellation Studios and Porridge Papers, is embedded with wildflower seeds.
Seeds of Kindness: www.positivitymatters.org/kindness
Everyone is encouraged to practice intentional and spontaneous acts of kindness (and write an anonymous reflection to share about each act, because witnessing kindness expands hope) between MLK Jr. Day, January 20th, and July 12th, the International Day of Hope! We will plant the seeded kindness cards of May 19th, Malcolm X Day and also the 100th anniversary of Malcolm X’s birth in 2025.
The United Nations has been celebrating March 20th as the International Day of Happiness since 2013. Goal 3 of the Sustainable Development Goals is Good Health and Well-Being. The World Happiness Report is released every year on March 20th.
Agenda:
10:30-10:55am Doors Open and Introductions
- Welcome – Lincoln City Libraries
- The H.A.P.P.Y. L.I.F.E. bridge to hope.
- Music by Orion Walsh
Break
11:00-11:55am Look Like Somebody – Ricky C. Simmons
Break
12:00-12:25pm Fireside Chat – Wellbeing in the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem
Break
12:30-12:40pm Laughter from the Storm Cellar – Kent Masloskie
12:40-12:55 College Means Community
- A Lost Weekend and Other Events for Happiness – an SCC student’s journey
- Poetically Generative – a UNL student’s journey
1:00-1:25pm Strengths and Wellness in Organizations + Generative Conversation
Break
2:00-2:25pm Panel – Philanthropy and Community Wellbeing (Moderated by Fred Ohles, a historian of philanthropy in Lincoln)
- Kristen Derr, Lancaster Connected – United Way
- Emily Kluver, Community Health Endowment
- Paige Piper, Brave fACEs – CHE/BraveBe Partnership
- Milan Wall, Heartland Center for Leadership Development
Break
2:30-2:55pm Pawsitivity Matters + Generative Conversation
- Paula Bowers, Healing Hearts Therapy Dogs
- Melisa Ripley, Second Chance Pups
- Cindy Terwilliger, Domesti-PUPS
- Lizz Whitacre, Pawlytics
Break
3:00-3:25pm The Wellbeing of Youth: a youth panel moderated by Peter Ferguson, Coordinator of Culture, Inclusion and Scholar Development (Lincoln Public Schools))
Break
3:30-3:55pm Play, Creativity, Flow, and Aesthetic Experience + Generative Conversation
- Karen Shoemaker, Larksong Writers Place
- Karen Kunc, Constellation Studios
- Judy Hart, OLLI Arts Committee
- Andy Peterson, The LUX Center for the Arts
Break
4:00-4:25pm Generativity: from Micro to Macro Positive Impact + Generative Conversation
- Amber Nore, Big Brothers Big Sisters Lincoln
- Brent Lucke, NeighborWorks Lincoln
- Julie Murray-Jensen, The Foundry
Poetic transition – Maria Nazos
4:30-4:55 Music
- Sound Bath, Craig Imig
- Super Blues Party, Nebraska, Jr.
Poetic transition – Maria Nazos
5:00-6:00pm Life’s Board of Directors – an interactive exploration of values facilitated by Larry Sternberg, Talent Plus
The 24 VIA strengths aggregate into the following six domains: Wisdom | Humanity | Courage | Temperance | Justice | Transcendence
The following chart is what our collective VIA strengths would look like if they were randomly distributed:
The 34 CliftonStrengths aggregate into four domains of leadership: Executing | Influencing | Relationship Building | Strategic Thinking
The following is what our collective CliftonStrengths would look like if they were randomly distributed:
Nick Hernandez, Community Builder
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Profiles of my top strengths:
CliftonStrengths: Connectedness | Maximizer | Futuristic | Strategic | Positivity
VIA strengths: Curiosity | Zest | Humor (Playfulness) | Appreciation of Beauty & Excellence | Hope
Free VIA Survey of Character Strengths: Registration | Take Test | Handbook
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