by Brian Blem | Oct 7, 2023 | Mental Health
The nature versus nurture debate has been around since Plato in the 4th Century BCE. How much of who we are is determined by our nature or genes, and how much by our nurture or the environment? I would suggest that the closer we lived to nature, the more determined we...
by Brian Blem | Sep 15, 2023 | Mental Health
One of the most common indicators for mental and physical illness is the feeling of being overwhelmed by life, and the belief that you cannot cope. Now this is a perfectly understandable response based upon our programming within a patriarchal and material world...
by Brian Blem | Sep 8, 2023 | Mental Health
This is a quote by Paulo Coelho, author of The Alchemist. Having just returned from a 10-day road trip through Albania with my wife, it rings true. It’s a long time since I ventured off the beaten track to a new and unexplored part of the world. Since getting married...
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,...
by Brian Blem | May 28, 2023 | Mental Health
I have always enjoyed seeing windmills spinning in the wind. Whether across farmlands in South Africa or along canals in Holland, these quiet, and often gracious structures are harnessing the wind for a life enhancing process like irrigation. As humans we are a bit...
by Brian Blem | Apr 21, 2023 | Mental Health
Most people are not living the real version of themselves, but a false version. The reason for this is adaptation. As humans we have developed an instinctive ability to adapt to our social environment, much like a chameleon changing color to match its surroundings....
