subject: Yes, Whats Around You Makes A Difference! [print this page] Every so often I feel humans are truly weirdEvery so often I feel humans are truly weird. For case, of all the species on this planet, we are the one which has by far the greatest choice over our environment. Even the extremely primitive tribesman makes huge modifications to his environment, seeking to improve his quality of life, and as for those of us who live in the developed world ....
With a great deal of power, I find it truly, and I do mean really, bizarre that we usually feel we have no alternatives in our lives! Even bizarre, with several choices, we so often consciously, willingly, blissfully vote with our words, thoughts and deeds for an environment that poisons our lives.
Environment may comprise of numerous things: people, office, home surroundings (feng shui, anybody?), music, the thoughts you subject yourself to ...
The choices range from living in the Garden of Eden or nearby to a leaking nuclear plant on a day when the wind is blowing in your direction.
I had a friend who had a nice house in a pleasant lane, and then decided that the best way to earn a small amount of (non-essential) extra money was to get a housemate. Her choice? A chain-smoking hardcore techno fan from a ethnicity with a lot higher ambient noise levels than we are accustomed to, who occupied the whole kitchen for hours at a time and worked night shifts, returning noisily at 4 a.m. for one more malodorous cooking session. Only a human being would subject themselves to this - other species will walk/swim/fly away as early as possible!
So is this sort of thing occurring in your life? In that case, how many more months - or years - are you seeking to bear with it?
As it happens, I'm writing this in my office (Degani Caf in Rathdowne Street in Melbourne - come and say hi! if youre somewhere around!) The sun is shining, the sky is blue, there are lots more trees than in any other street in the area, and the people who work here are genial and pleasant, however just the perfect amount of low profile.
The food is quite OK, but that is not why Im here. Its just for the reason that its a comfortable space. I can work effectively and feel good while I am doing it.
It is precisely 10 minutes walk from home, so I will be able to have a relaxed walk to let my mind switch from home mode to work mode. There are in fact a couple of good cafes 30 metres from home, but no walk, no trees. There are several other cafes nearby where I am sure the coffee is just as good, the people just as welcoming. But a fair bit of experimentation and a willpower to discover the environment that brings me delight has led me to this place.
Are you prepared to move out of your discomfort zone?
