Better Living through Biomimicry: The Natural Design of the world
Are we to change the world? To begin answering this question, we must first understand what it is that we are changing. In the greater sense, there is no need to change the world. The world has and will continue to change, with or without our priggish impressions about what should be. If we truly want to make impact, our aim shouldn’t be to change, but to restore the world, aka ourselves, back to its original design. Perhaps the most inspired application of this idea is called biomimicry, which essentially means looking towards nature to provide the blueprint for human … More
Please Don’t react; respond.
Through my experiences as a mental health professional and as a person who lives with chronic depression, it has come to my attention that many people don’t know how to provide comfort or respond appropriately in times of need. Instead of listening to what’s being said & taking the time necessary to digest it, reflect on it, then proceed with a constructive response, people often jump to conclusions & say the 1st thing that comes to mind. Or in other words, they react. This is not only unhelpful, but possibly detrimental &/or destructive to the person in distress. See, when … More
