Secrets of The Serene Survivor

The pathway out of Survivor/Addict living and the ascent to "Awe."

Have I got you wondering, yet, what the healthy alternative to the Adrenalin Addicted Survivor/Addict looks and acts like? I certainly hope so. 

A baseline profile to guide your understanding of what I call the "Serene Survivor," the antithesis of the Dark Side Warrior or Survivor/Addict is underway here now. I hope to have this inventory up and completed for your perusal shortly.  In the meantime, allow yourself to indulge your curiosity by taking the short quiz that follows.

I will be back online here with details and explanations to help you understand and begin applying the implications intended as rapidly as I can. I regret I have been unable to bring you updates for this site for as long as its been; five months already. But I have been very tied up and distracted from this endeavor doing great things in the world, as best I can.

Read stories of my adventures over the past few months at: Anastasia The Storyteller blog site and the New Horizons Small "Zones of Peace" Project blog site. And treat yourself to listening to the podcasts of my Possible Society In Motion Radio Show, co-hosted with Jack Slattery for beautiful stories that complement the blog stories.

Are you a Serene Survivor?[1]

The following inventory is excerpted from Surviving (Adrenalin) Addictions. Copyrighted and courtesy of Anastasia Rosen-Jones, formerly Marcia E. Rosen.

Answer each of the following ten questions with a Yes or No answer.

1. Do you have one or more of the same friends you had in grade school?   
2. Do you consider yourself loyal to old friends, family, old institutions (church, etc.)?      
3. Is intimacy fulfilling and long lasting for you with the same people?
4. Do you have three or more close relationships?
5. Do you resolve conflicts with those with whom you are close? 
6.  Have you ever mourned or grieved the loss of a loved one (person, place, animal, situation etc.) until you were fully resolved with the loss and able to let it go? 
7.  Do you feel accepting of yourself and the life you have lived so far?  
8.  Do you consider yourself caring and responsive to your family and friends? 
9.  Do you consider yourself to NOT have any enemies? 
10. Do you find a stable, secure environment to be comfortable for you?     

Once you have completed this quiz, add up your score.

Your score today: ____

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[1] (Copyright, Marcia E. Rosen, 1985, WMST Study, University of Maryland, College Park. Originally titled: “Are You A Contented Survivor?”