by Brian Blem | Aug 9, 2023 | Ecopsychology
“I want to live the real life. I want to live my life close to the bone,” are the lyrics from a song by John Mellencamp which I am currently listening to. He describes how there comes a point in life where we realize that time is passing, and that we have been wasting...
by Brian Blem | Jul 16, 2023 | Uncategorised
We all get triggered from time to time. The question is whether we are growing through the events of our lives or becoming stuck. Sadly, because we aren’t taught to proactively process our inner experiencing selves, but are instinctively wired to avoid pain, we become...
by Brian Blem | Jul 7, 2023 | Ecopsychology
Understanding the difference between our needs and wants is important to live our best lives. I believe that when our individual needs are adequately met, then our wants will be positive and constructive. Currently this is not the case, as we see how divided and...
by Brian Blem | Jun 16, 2023 | Development
I would suggest that the hardware of humans is incredible, but our software lets us down. Our hardware is the hardwired parts of us that form our nature, and which we all have in common. Starting with our physical bodies – skin, muscles, organs, limbs, skeleton,...
by Brian Blem | Jun 4, 2023 | Mental Health
We all long for abundant life, but it appears to be abundantly elusive. I think we have been seeking it in all the wrong places, because it’s not to be found in external experiences but in our internal existence. Abundant life literally dwells within all creatures,...
