In 2008, The New Economics Foundation was commissioned by the UK Government’s Foresight Project on Mental Capital and Well-being to identify a set of evidence-based actions to improve well-being, which individuals would be encouraged to build into their daily lives. The resultant publication is available by following this link.
The five ways are:
There is a nice set of postcards you can purchase on the nef site and perhaps these could be a more meaningful alternative to Christmas cards this season?
In the midst of the current climate, financial and otherwise, we are all moving, in might be useful remember how we are all connected. Thanks to Shane for posting this on his facebook page. If only all science was taught like this…
Also for those of us old enough to remember Carl Sagan’s Cosmos…
Does the night drawing in around 5pm cause us all to reflect? When we lived a more natural life in keeping with nature and her growing cycle, November was a time for rest, enjoying the produce of the harvest and conversation in the evening.
‘Eveningtime’ Something in that word causes me to notice. Do we have evening time any more? Our days are often divided into just day and night, work and rest, office and home with less of that period of winding down, relaxing before night, ‘When I get to sit down its too late to relax’
We now have light beamed into every dark corner and if we want to relax there are so many distractions around us. But what will the future bring? As our ‘economy’ falters more of us have more time, as peak oil and energy costs impact in the coming years will we still have the extravagance of all these light filled spaces? Is this going to be a lifestyle crisis or opportunity? At the recent Ceiliúradh conference in Tipperary Institute Rob Hopkins posed the question: ‘what stories will we tell our children and grandchildren?’ If the stories are to be real then what could we be ‘doing’ at this point so as to have stories to remember?
So where do we want to begin our story? What story would you like to tell your grandchildren in 30 years time? How could we begin the story in terms of how we responded to the need to preserve the earth’s resources, reduce our carbon emissions and respond to increased unemployment and financial pressures?
Where does coaching fit into this? Through coaching we obtain clarity and a deeper understanding of ourselves and the areas we want to progress on. Coaching can assist one to begin the journey.
