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The focal point of Awakening to Wholeness as a practice is to offer an integration of tools, techniques, and knowledge which affects the body, mind, and spirit. Let me point you towards some resources to help you with the personal perspective on wellbeing.
Here's a blog that explains how I approach pulling things together to help with personal wellbeing.
Why a curated blog on wellbeing?
Huh? Ever heard the phrase, “I Owe, I owe, so it’s off to work I go”? That’s about it. Most people ‘work’ because they have to, not because they really want to. Lucky is the person who does what they enjoy and still make a comfortable living.
I’ve been down this road for a long time. The military, academia, corporate, non-profit and independent practice; been there, done that. Along the way I’ve learned a lot, made a bunch of mistakes and gained some wisdom. My intent here is to offer up what I’ve learned, point you towards resources, and yes, throw out some strongly held opinions.
So, just what are you going to get from spending 10 minutes or so each week following my blogs? My hope is that over time you start to get some focus on your own pathway towards wellbeing and wholeness – a compass to set direction and a bright North Star to guide your journey.
Here's a blog to get you started thinking.
How to use this curated blog!
“The map is not the territory.”
-Alfred Korzybski
This blog is a portal to knowledge and wisdom about awakening to wholeness.
It is a door – not the final destination. The territory of wholeness needs further exploration and your own direct experience.
Nonetheless, treat this blog as your compass, which keeps you on the pathway to understanding. I will provide leads. Then you can follow them up and see where they take you. If you want you can loop back and ask for more clarification, analysis or alternative directions. I’m happy to oblige.
I’ve done the first sort on this information. But you should do your own due diligence on any person, publication, website or reference you find here. However, beware of false prophets. When you start to get close to someone or something important stop and reflect.
- Has this person, or school of thought, helped others before?
- Don’t be quick to sign up.
- Study the person/school body of students.
And above all trust your instinct. If you feel it is about money, it is, and run the other way.
Here are some blogs which help clarify what you want to do.
How to use this curated blog!
What is well-being and how does that relate to wholeness?
They’re often used interchangeably, but a workplace that supports wholeness will have a lot more mileage than one that merely supports well-being. It is becoming increasingly clear in the research world that we have three overlapping things going on here. Well often means physiological health; wellbeing our emotional state and psychology; wholeness being left to the realm of authenticity and spirituality. Don’t worry I’ll cover all of these as you follow through these blogs. But for now let’s get started with a firm foundation.
So, how does this relate to my J-O-B, my work?
The boundary between working and living is disappearing and most people don’t know how to manage themselves, or their teams, in this now seamless environment. The Tayloristic notion that “you leave your personal life at the workplace doorway” doesn’t have any legitimacy in today’s world. This “new normal” is touching almost everyone. Currently, nearly 25 million people work at least one day a week in their home. This figure is growing at about four percent per year, so the boundary between working and living is rapidly disappearing.
The boundary between working and living is disappearing and most people don’t know how to manage themselves, or their teams, in this now seamless environment.
The workplace is really only an extension of the rest of our life environment. For example, if you are pushing hard on a healthy diet, why should you put that aside when you go to work? If you are really serious, you can’t. For you, the workplace needs to provide healthy eating options.
You spend about a third of your life in a work environment. If you’re striving to bring wholeness to your life, it can’t be done only outside of work. It has to be integrated into the total fabric of your life.