Abruzzo: nearby, peaceful, rewilding, regenerative and full of close friends…. See what passes by this tree in one year. If you want to explore, let me know! I have guided a couple of groups through this area. Parco Nazionale d’Abruzzo: One of my favourite places on Earth ;o) See also Wild hart trail 2
connection
4 expressions of ‘connectedness’
I think I hit the bottom of my latest U (around how I will focus my energy in the coming period) somewhere this summer. What emerged were various expressions of ‘connectedness’ as a key component of my quality of life. Over the past few years I have come te realise at the experential level that my degree of connectedness is probably the single most determining contributor to my sense of well-being.
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So it seems QOL will, for the time being, focus on the following four expressions of connectedness:
- Social (focus on connectedness between others): conflict resolution, QOL lunch restaurant, promotion of distributed leadership, QOL 154 practice center
- Nature (focus on connectedness with what is close-by): 2 year ‘rewild your senses‘ programme, next fase ‘samen gezond’, experimenting with permaculture
- Heart (focus on connectedness with oneself): help to remove ‘roadblocks’, observing without judgment, attending to extended family and friends, (at)tensions, vipassana
- Personal (focus on connectedness with myself): daily mini-retreats, attending to personal needs, next levels of acceptance, yoga
First steps into my next U (2)
Having handed over a number of operational roles (around NL Healthcare) I start to have more ‘nothing planned in advance’ time. This allows me to gradually recharge various well used batteries and to glide down the left side of the U. Just trying to revive my senses and to see what comes up if I do not let myself guide by a sense of ‘must’ or ‘fear’.
Every other week I still need to remind myself to focus on letting go and on opening up to whatever (is already there and) ready to show itself instead of following my old habit of thinking ahead (what am I going to do next? and how will I get there?). Another relatively new topic for me is to become more aware (and get rid of) of a variety of sometimes well hidden ‘limiting beliefs’ etc. I wasn’t aware I had so many ;o)
My well-being chart
Gradual progress from red (1996) to green (2017)
Version 1
Magical Baunei # blue zone
Also part of this world… next to the images shown in the 20.00 news.
These pictures are taken in one the few remaining ‘slow zones’ left in Europe, Gennargentu National Park, Sardinia).
Connect to the Source (2)
Wonderful storytelling by Joseph Campbell (interviewed by Bill Moyers) on how we, irrespective of our origins, have handled the mysteries of live throughout history. Now finally available from iTunes.
We must be willing to let go of the live we planned to find the live that is waiting for us.
