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Wellbeing and Society
Wellbeing is vitally important to every person on the planet. And yet - despite the efforts of a million self-appointed "experts", gurus and salespeople - the real nature of human wellbeing is poorly understood. At the same time, societies are experiencing record levels of distress and mental ill-health.
Why?
On this page, I offers short, easy-to-understand perspectives on individual, community and societal wellbeing, along with other views on contemporary social, political and environmental issues.
If you'd like a more in-depth exploration of this topic - check out my new book:
How to Create Societies for Human Wellbeing.
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Present moment awareness & connection with nature
Human wellbeing needs time and space for 'turning down' the internal, mental 'chatter' and repetitive focus on 'things to do', 'things to worry about' or 'problems to solve'. Present moment awareness is about setting aside these concerns and focusing on the body and your immediate perception of the world; allowing the mind to calm and slow down. One way to do this is through contact with nature.
Many people throughout history have intuitively understood how contact with, and quiet awareness of, the natural world provides, healing, contentment, a sense of reconnecting with the self and deep connection with the world...
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