RUDN Journal of Psychology and PedagogicsRUDN Journal of Psychology and PedagogicsВестник Российского университета дружбы народов. Серия: Психология и педагогика2313-16832313-1705Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba (RUDN University)2536810.22363/2313-1683-2020-17-4-624-636POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY ACROSS CULTURES AND NATIONSПОЗИТИВНАЯ ПСИХОЛОГИЯ В РАЗНЫХ КУЛЬТУРАХ И СТРАНАХ МИРАReview ArticleMeaning-Making, Forgiveness, and Gratitude: Nurturing a Healthy, Peaceful, and Prosperous HaitiОсмысление, прощение, благодарность - путь к здоровому, мирному и процветающему ГаитиKalayjianAniКалайджянАниEdD, DDL, BC-RN, DSc (Hon), BCETS, is a multi-cultural and multi-lingual integrative healer, Adjunct Professor at Teachers College of the Columbia University, Professor at the Association for Trauma Outreach & Prevention (ATOP) MeaningfulWorld, in private practice, and delivering humanitarian relief missions to 48 countries and 26 states in USA. She is the President and founder of ATOP MeaningfulWorld, author of 5 academic books on transforming trauma, including generational trauma, and horizontal violenceEdD, DDL, BC-RN, DSc (Hon), BCETS, мультикультурный и мультиязычный интегративный целитель (терапевт), адъюнкт-профессор педагогического колледжа Колумбийского университета (Нью-Йорк, США), профессор Ассоциации по преодолению и профилактике травм (АТОР) MeaningfulWorld. Занимается частной практикой и гуманитарными миссиями в 48 странах и 26 штатах США. Автор 5 научных монографий по проблемам трансформации психологической травмы, включая поколенческие травмы и горизонтальное насилие.drkalayjian@meaningfulworld.comColumbia UniversityКолумбийский университетATOP MeaningfulWorldАссоциация по преодолению и профилактике травм MeaningfulWorld15122020174Contemporary Positive Psychology in Russia and in the WorldСовременная позитивная психология в России и мире62463628122020Copyright ©; 2020, Kalayjian A.Copyright ©; 2020, Калайджян А.2020Kalayjian A.Калайджян А.http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0https://journals.rudn.ru/psychology-pedagogics/article/view/25368We have witnessed the growth and resilience of the Haitian people since 2010 and the devastating earthquake, in over fourteen humanitarian missions. In addition, MeaningfulWorld’s global presence, which aims to raise consciousness and nurture resilience and sustainability among local and global communities in Haiti, has highlighted perspectives from vulnerable and marginalized groups including children, women, and traumatized refugees. The results of this work has addressed the ultimate question in resolving emotional and psychological scars and promoting meaning, healing, hope, reconciliation, and trust: what lessons have we learned from our traumatic past? For MeaningfulWorld ambassadors, the only healthy and permanent means of resolution for past traumas is through integration of emotional intelligence (EQ), spiritual connections, love, meaning-making, forgiveness, and empathy, and nurturing gratitude as a basic foundation. This paper will describe the value of cultivating gratitude as a foundation and utilizing forgiveness and meaning-making through post trauma growth, building resilience, and emotional intelligence. Although historically Haiti has shown resilience, while the lessons learned are not only unclear, it is fragmented, misguided, and focused on fear derived from mass spread of horizontal violence, where the majority of the Haitian population pull one another down, and call it the ‘Haitian disease.’В 2010 году весь мир потрясло разрушительное землетрясение, произошедшее на Гаити. В ходе четырнадцати гуманитарных миссий представители ассоциации MeaningfulWorld стали свидетелями восстановления гаитянского общества после этого драматического события, роста его резильентности. Деятельность MeaningfulWorld, направленная на повышение осознанности, формирование резильентности, устойчивости в местных сообществах и гаитянском обществе в целом, выявила проблемы наиболее уязвимых и маргинализированных социальных групп, в том числе детей, женщин, а также беженцев, получивших психологические травмы. Результаты этой работы позволили поставить главный вопрос, решение которого необходимо для преодоления эмоциональных и психологических травм, продвижения к осмыслению, исцелению, надежде, примирению и доверию: какие уроки мы можем извлечь из травмирующего прошлого? Представители MeaningfulWorld считают интеграцию эмоционального интеллекта, духовных связей, любви, осмысления, прощения, эмпатии, а также воспитание благодарности единственно возможным средством преодоления перенесенных эмоциональных и психологических травм. В статье анализируется ценность формирования благодарности и на ее основе - прощения и осмысления в целях посттравматического восстановления и роста, развития резильентности и эмоционального интеллекта. 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