Alan Zulch posted a comment on the entry “Deciding to stay in Sendai
mentioning yet another post published on March 15 by a young friend of his, a native of Tokyo
Like Anne, through her tremendous inner strength Yuka is capable of putting her attention on the acts of kindness, helpfulness, and consideration she has been witnessing among her fellow-citizens following the days of the tragedy. Yuka added a second entry on the 16th and I was particularly touched by her last paragraph:
“If we are able to stop and step back from fear, even just a little bit, we can see so much more. I hope we don’t forget love, gratitude, acceptance, harmony and oneness. I hope we can keep reminding that to each other, cause, you know ... I may forget too.”
I want to reach out to Yuka and convey to her that I’d love to remind her although I get the sense that she may only need the most gentle of boosts every once in a while. I also want to let her know about the international initiative I just started which I have rephrased "CultivatingAppreciation for WellBeing - Proposing a New Way of Life".
I so admire humans like Anne and Yuka who have the mental power to direct their thoughts to the pleasing circumstances and events in the faceoff destruction, continuous aftershocks, and the threatening nuclear situation. Wouldn’t it be so beneficial and uplifting if we had an international organization whose members would come together regularly to share with one another the appreciation and gratefulness they feel in their lives on a daily basis? Not when times are particularly bad or especially good – no, regularly as a way of life at all times and under all circumstances. An ongoing celebration of life.
The lifestyle of many of us includes the a habit of turning within a little every day to meditate; eating healthy, organic food if we can; exercising quite regularly; drinking lots of water; embracing sustainability; and/or reaching out to connect with the members of the large communities – both in the virtual and real worlds – whose passion it is to make contributions to the improvement of societal or environmental circumstances and events.
My proposed practice "CultivatingAppreciation for WellBeing” adds a nice addition to such a lifestyle. It also complements the valuable work of many people and organizations whose mission is peace, charity, mindfulness of thought and action, benevolence, or social and environmental entrepreneurship - all aspiring to make this awe-inspiring world an even better place for us in which to live.
I plan to establish groups in all geographies and at all levels of society – among friends, at work, and in schools, basically anywhere where people interact whose intent is to appreciate their lives and the world in which they live.
CultivatingAppreciation for WellBeing’s mission is to share with other interested souls our “enjoyable moments” taken from memories of the past, what’s pleasant right here and now in our lives, to what we are looking forward in the future, what we glean from public figures or other role models, from playing “what-if” scenarios or games, or from lightheartedly writing fiction or theater plays to set the mental juices in motion.
The fourteen topics I came up with (and counting) range from celebrating our own being to what we love about “contributing to the world becoming a better place” and I’d be happy to send you my list.
To implement my vision I have conceived a number of possibilities and already implemented option 1 and 3 in Germany and the US
- People get together regularly in groups once or twice a month
- People participate in Skype conference calls (you can link up to 150 persons now I have read!)
- A mix of 1 and 2: some people meet in person and a computer with Skype is available for others to join in online
- Subscribers post their beautiful experiences on a monitored discussion list, blog, or WIKI (to be created)
- The establishment of an international nonprofit organization.
Please help me get these groups established in your community and online:
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Nela
CultivatingEnjoyment_at_gmail_dot_com
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