An erect posture that is sure footed with a confident gaze and an open chest will lead to thoughts, feelings, and impulses that will open you to the world, move you to outward action, entice you to interact and take risks, enjoy yourself and this life, etc. And whatever you find is where you are. But is it where you want to be?
Originality and creativity are in fact a normal and organic outcome of a well functioning human mind living a healthy life. A mind that is free from any preconceived notions and conditioning, open to whatever may arise, and leading to more exploration simply for the sake and love of exploration itself.
In today’s poly-crises world of intense and all around polarization, it is a challenging task for every one of us to remain centered, inspired, or even joyful. In addition, the speed of daily living has gotten so fast that there is little to no opportunity to reflect and digest our daily experiences, introspect on what needs changing, and make room for tomorrow…
Is there not a middle way to get closer to ourselves and each other while embracing the technological magnificence of our age? Do we not trust that we have the discernment to make the right choices to get us to a well balanced life that is materially comfortable yet psychologically balanced and healthy? Could this be the sine qua none to our next evolutionary step as human beings? Perhaps the pendulum swung too far the other direction and it is the task of our generation to think, feel into, imagine, and bring about the next evolutionary way of living that embraces both our technologies and scientific knowledge while honoring and supporting our inner lives, emotional health, and bio-relational spaces.
“…observable data show most clearly that our kind of pursuit of happiness does not produce well being. We are a society of notoriously unhappy people: lonely, anxious, depressed, destructive, dependent – people who are glad when we have killed the time we are trying so hard to save”
Social sciences have now shown that all relationships are in constant flow between the three cycles of: “Harmony”,“Disharmony”, and “Repair” (See Terry Real). Whether we like it or not, acknowledge it or not, believe it or not, every relationship displays moments of harmony (highs), moments of disharmony (lows), and moments of repair (or lack thereof).