Personal aspects, including Health & Wellbeing, Motivation, Self-Development, Spirituality
Submitted by procreative-admin on Wed, 15/09/2010 - 5:32am
Fascinating story on Bear Grylls' very full and dynamic life.
"Life can be quite fluffy at times, and I like it when it gets much more raw. There's a strength in the camaraderie of big expeditions. You see people as they are, and you communicate properly, and you work to your max - everything else is stripped away. I like that."
Life lived large, one might say, based as he explains on fear and faith.
Reminds me of "Feel the fear and do it anyway" (haven't read the book, but the title is brilliant, imho).
Submitted by procreative-admin on Sun, 08/08/2010 - 12:05pm
An interesting article by Fiona Smith (Sydney Morning Herald) on the reliance of people on the context and circumstances giving them 'confidence'.
Which means what is seen as 'confidence' is often surface-layer, reliant on external structures, not on internal values or personal strength -- what we might call a 'fair-weather confidence'.
From the article:
Submitted by procreative-admin on Sat, 31/07/2010 - 2:31pm
Interesting research confirming that small, interdependent groups, wherein everything was shared (including sex, partners, possessions) was once practiced, widespread.
Seems quite sensible. Raises the question: how much do we constrain our natural creative urges, due to religious or cultural strictures?
Submitted by procreative-admin on Tue, 22/06/2010 - 7:33pm
An interesting article revealing (what will ultimately prove to be) a mostly unproductive pursuit of finding the 'widgets' and 'whatnots' that cause dis-ease.
"after 10 years of effort, geneticists are almost back to square one in knowing where to look for the roots of common disease."
Submitted by procreative-admin on Mon, 03/05/2010 - 12:37am
