Proposal for a Vibrant Community

This makes people to move away to other cities or communities but still don’t find conducive neighborhoods. There is need to build a vibrant community in line with the Serenbe community model. A neighborhood where residents enjoy positive emotions, positive traits, and positive institutions. This proposal seeks to highlight how to boost a community’s quality of life to all residents irrespective of their ages. A community which enhances positive living where an individual can be born, grow, live, and age. There are eleven elements that must be incorporated to establish a vibrant community. They are psychological shift, change management, good measurement system, smart planning, focus on economics, galvanized business community, government support, civic engagement, vibrant downtown, focus on education, and competitive communication infrastructure(Beaulieu& Cordes,2014).

For purposes of this proposal, only psychological shift element is going to be addressed. Psychological shift involves integration of positive psychology in the community. There are three underlying concepts that culminate into positive psychology. This means that there needs to be an elaborate and innovative plan to make a vibrant community for people of all ages. The society should be prepared in dealing with challenges that come with longer lives. Opportunities should be available for people of all ages. Governments, non-profit organizations, community organizations, interests’ groups, and faith institutions should come together to design and expand social policies that will generate opportunities for people of all ages. Communities need to invest in young people by integrating positive psychology into the community.

Intergenerational communities Intergenerational community is where the welfare of individuals of all ages is cared for by the community. The community promotes interactions and cooperation between people of all generations. In most intergenerational communities, the community focuses more on the interests of the children and older adults. The interests can be implemented and realized through the affirmative action. Children and older people of the community are regarded as vulnerable members of the community thus require special attention and treatment. When conditions are favorable, people will automatically have positive emotions. Positive emotions entail joy and excitement feelings about what is happening in one’s life. Economic and social conditions can contribute to positive emotions. When a community is experiencing economic wellbeing, the residents will demonstrate positive psychological perspective.

Every community should try to eliminate poverty in order to realize positive emotions. The community should have hospitals, playhouse, shops, restaurants, gyms, and recreational centers. Serenbe model community is suitable for people of all ages. Children find a place to play while adults enjoy other recreational infrastructures. Any person can live in this neighborhood without economic, social, or political limitations. A high-tech gym facility provides the residents with opportunity to exercise thus improving their wellness and health outcomes. Positive Emotions People pay attention to negative emotions which affect their life and eventually leading to negative aging process (Lopez, Pedrotti & Snyder, 2018). Positive emotions assume that life is full of more positive things and little negative elements. Psychologists urge people to focus on positive aspects of life and ignore negativities.

The most prevalent positive emotions are serenity, joy, hope, amusement, awe, love, gratitude, pride, inspiration, and gratitude. People living in a community need to demonstrate positive energy. Positive institutions surround the community and people rely on them to get crucial services. They include family, friends, works, community, society, religion, school, and health facilities. Other positive institutions include justice system, political structure, and communication strategies (Steve, 2016). These factors define quality of life as well as community wellbeing. Although positive institutions do not constitute basic needs, they play important roles in defining the purpose of life. This neighborhood offers everything that a person may need. This community will sync with any lifestyle. It is ideal for both home buyers and renters. Single professionals, families with small children, or those with up to three children will feel very comfortable living in this neighborhood.

Precisely, every resident will feel pride of ownership. The community will integrate the values of positive psychology namely positive emotions, positive traits, and positive institutions. Positive emotions entail serenity, joy, hope, amusement, awe, love, gratitude, pride, inspiration, and gratitude. Positive traits best practices shape how people relate with each other. Positive institutions Positive institutions are factors that improve quality of life such as school, family, justice system, good infrastructure, community relations, and religion. A hybrid system compromising of positive psychology and serenbe community model can result into a vibrant community. J. The dynamic relationship between cognitive function and positive well-being in older people: A prospective study using the English Longitudinal Study of Aging. Psychology and aging, 29(2), 306 Beaulieu, L. J. , & Cordes, S.