PROJECT NATURECONNECT
Greenwich University
Applied Ecopsycology/Integrated Ecology
ORIENTATION COURSE
©Copyright 1996 Michael J. Cohen
Elements of Global Citizenship:
The Science of Connecting With the Web of Life
The Art of Thinking With Nature
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Part Four WEBSTRING SELF-DISCOVERY: PART TWO |
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Part 2 continued Instructions: I like (or love) myself (myself is substituted for the part 1 attraction) because (2)___________________________ Now read the sentence including the new prefix: "I like (or love) myself because"____________(2) aloud. Read it to others, if possible. How does the whole sentence feel? Does it describe part of you? For example: "I like the tree because it is beautiful and strong," becomes "I like myself because I am beautiful and strong." You are nature. This revised sentence "tricks" your nature disconnected reason and language senses to become more consciousness of your inner nature. Can you validate that the changed sentence: "I like (or love) myself because (2)" describes some aspect of yourself, your inner child or nature? How do you feel about yourself in this light? Does it feel right? You can be sure that some part of you is included to this sentence. It is the part of you that found the thing in nature attractive in the first place. If reading the sentence makes you feel uncomfortable, search your life for at least one incident or example of the sentence that feels right or accurate. Perhaps you can imagine one. You might ask a friends to help you find this part of yourself; they don't have your inhibitions about your. Your sentence may be a metaphor. Try to find examples of parts of yourself that accurately match this metaphor. Remember that sometimes you have been taught to deny them, because they are your nature, and, like a weed, nature is to be conquered, not supported. For this reason, many people have trouble admitting shamelessly they are beautiful etc. Additional activities in the Project NatureConnect courses and books will help you reconnect these parts of you with nature and let nature nurture them so that they feel comfortable to you. This makes you more immune to nature desensitized people, and they more respectful of you. IMPROVE INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS: When you are with other
people, you can do this same activity with their inner nature.
You can also reverse the activity. Find some natural part of
yourself that you like or love and see if you can discover and
speak to that part of you in another person. This helps build
relationships. Summary Option: You are encouraged to do the following evaluation activity: Below is a summary statement about this page followed by an agreement indicator. For future reference and growth, read the SUMMARY and then mark on the indicator the degree of agreement you have with the statement. Record and retain your score on a separate piece of paper. SUMMARY T4a: It is reasonable to have our senses of reason and language discover and validate our suppressed webstring connections with nature and for us to enjoy the responsible rewards the connections produce.
SPECIAL: If you find yourself in agreement with this activity, you may access and use it as a unique greeting card or gift via the internet. Visit this page for a wonderful surprise.
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