Week 5: Notes, Cosmos & Final Thoughts on Connection

HOW TO TAKE A WALK IN THE WOODS:
-We've grown up as scientists
-It's all about noticing and observing the little things
-Connection to Nature
-Viewing things around you in a different way - a scientific way - counting things
-WHY not HOW
-The mission is to be present and aware of your surroundings.

FULL CATASTROPHE LIVING : MEDITATION
-We are always on the go
-Constantly organizing and making a to do list
-We need to come back down to Earth and connect to nature
-Staying in a still, neutral position and breathing
-Willingness to be mindful
-Breath
-You become antsy and over it quickly, but this is a good thing and you have to embrace it, it's a habit and will dissolve over practice and familiarity.

FULL CATASTROPHE LIVING: USING THE WISDOM OF YOUR BODY AND MIND TO FACE STRESS:
-If you ignore your problems, more stress
-Stress Reduction Program
-"Good sailors don't control the weather, they learn to work w/ it"
-Catastrophe is our own perception of catastrophe
-Observing is the key to awareness
-no judgment or criticisms. must have trust and faith and patience.

THE COSMOS
We inform our universe, just as our universe informs us. I guess I didn't really connect these dots until we really dove into this final week of class. It's funny to think that I am really right back where I started in the first place, with my theme of connection. In a way, this theme parallels that of our universe.  Especially by incorporating my spiritual WOK (meditation, connection), with my scientific WOK (cyberspace and it's role in our society), I am able to see just how connected to each other we really are. I think I realized that our selves as humans make up our society, and our society strives for a deeper understanding of how things really are - the cosmos. We are the scientists, desperately wanting the answers, often times arguing and striving to discovery a new theory. With advancements in our modern world happening at a rapid pace, we have to be and are game for pretty much everything and anything. We are spiritually and scientifically connected now more than ever, and ready to discover new things even more.


THE SOCIETY:
"We are the world, we are the children, we are the ones who make a brighter day so let's start living." _ Michael Jackson. Our society is just a larger pool of many selves. We use these selves to connect to other selves, and through this connection we react and take action. A lot of voices are stronger than just one.


THE SELF:
"I am me and I am here" - Kristen Linklater. Having the full sense of self is curtail to understand not just who we are but the ways of human nature. It's through this sense of self that we can connect to others in our society.


Thank you so much, Mr. King and the rest of the Summer Session Self Society and Cosmos gang! I truly learned so much from you and I can't wait to continue this learning in Paths to the Present in the fall. Have a great rest of the summer and stay connected!!