The oceans are the lifeblood of our planet, our home. Every second breath we take comes from the ocean, the oceans make up nearly 75% of the Earth’s surface and are most affected by climate change. Climate change is happening now and we can do something about it.
To meaningfully and effectively tackle climate change and make a positive impact we need to be the best we can be. We need to strengthen our relationships. We need to look in before we can look out. We need to listen, really listen, listen with empathy and compassion. We need to be inspired by hope, love and kindness, by the positive story we tell ourselves, and the positive vision we can achieve. And by combining “being” present with “doing”, i.e. action.
We also need to be healthier, happier and more connected to each other and the environment, the blue environment, our blue mind, our blue space, the ocean, water, rivers, lakes, the sea.
Connection leads to action.
“We cannot protect something we do not love, we cannot love what we do not know, and we cannot know what we do not see. Or hear. Or sense.””
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“Putting people in nature fosters love, and love motivates a change in behaviour””
Why Flow?
Flow literally means “to move along”, “to proceed from a source”, but it also means to be “completely absorbed in a task” – i.e. in a state of flow, or “in the zone”. Or more specifically, to be “fully immersed in a feeling of energised focus, full involvement and enjoyment in the process of an activity”. This comes from Positive Psychology and the work of Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, described as the Father of Flow.
But,
“Does the World really need this?” and “Do I really need this?” or maybe:
“Don’t ask what the World needs, ask what makes you come alive then go and do that, because what the World needs is more people who have come alive.” (Howard Thurman)
To tackle climate change, environmental and social change, we need to come alive and be in a state of flow.