“Most of us have become Ecozombies, desensitized, environmental deadheads. On average, society conditions us to spend over 95% of our time and 99.9% of our thinking disconnected from nature. Nature's extreme absence in our lives leaves us abandoned and wanting. We feel we never have enough. We greedily, destructively, consume and, can't stop. Nature's loss in our psyche produces a hurt, hungering, void within us that bullies us into our dilemmas.” ThinkingFeelsEnoughHurtLossEnvironmentOur LivesConditionsProduceEmotionalEnvironmentalGreedAverageExtremesAbsenceOur TimeAbandonedVoidEcologyBullyDilemmaDisconnected Book:The Web of Life Imperative: Regenerative Ecopsychology Techniques That Help People Think in Balance with Natural Systems Source: The Web of Life Imperative: Regenerative Ecopsychology Techniques That Help People Think in Balance with Natural Systems
“If you are missing out on the natural joy and wisdom of life, it is because you have been taught to ignore it....Reconnecting with nature consists of bringing into your consciousness a sensory way of thinking and relating with which you are born” IfsThinkingWayHas BeensJoyNatureBornNaturalConsciousnessEnvironmentMissingTaughtWay Of ThinkingSensoryNatural EnvironmentLife WisdomMissing OutReconnecting Author:Michael J Cohen
“Labels bias our perceptions, thinking, and behavior. A label or story can either separate us from, or connect us to, nature. For our health and happiness, we must critically evaluate our labels and stories by their effects.” ThinkingStoriesEffectsBehaviorPerceptionLabelsBiasEvaluate Author:Michael J Cohen