Simplicity
To my way of thinking simplicity is efficiency. It is a clearing of clutter, mental or otherwise.
Holistic
Holistic is a mindset and approach that emphasizes the importance of the whole – body, mind and spirit - and the interdependence of its parts. A truly holistic mindset and approach applies this on an individual and collective basis.
Wellbeing – or Wellness
It is my perspective that wellness is the quality of being healthy in body, mind and spirit; many times the result of deliberate effort. It is an approach to health that emphasizes prevention of illness as opposed to focusing on the treatment of disease.
Like a diamond, each of us has multiple facets – physical, occupational, social, emotional, environmental, intellectual and spiritual. Working in conjunction with each other they provide us with the ability to live life to the fullest and to maximize personal potential.
Wellness involves continually learning and making changes to enhance our state of wellbeing. When all of these facets are healthy and working in harmony with each other we experience optimal wellness.
Building Community
I will direct your attention back to the LINK that I provided earlier. Building community is very much a ripple effect that starts in our very own home … extends outward … and then in boomerang style, comes right back again. I fully embrace the belief that community is not local, but global.
Environment
Each of us has a personal energy signature that we are responsible for. Everything in our environment contributes to this signature–people, plants, animals, appliances, color, sound, electronics, food, etc. When each of us assesses these energetic contributions we need to ask ourselves if they are, indeed, what we want to receive? Are they making a healthy contribution to our energy systems? If not, then what do we intend to do about it? What are the positive, realistic actions steps involved?
On my 50th birthday in 2007 I took a brief hermitage to discover the most important thing that I had learned to date. It was, and remains this:
Whatever you are not changing, you are choosing.”
Tips
Bottom line on top … when you break it down to parade rest; when you remove the clutter; what is left? Your essence. If you think of your essence as a car, who is driving – ego or Spirit? The best tip I know for growing a holistic mindset and approach is to let Spirit have the wheel (and do not be a backseat driver) …
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