It’s about our human survival!

It hit me as I read an article in the local paper about Baroness Professor Susan Greenfield (and her view on the impact of our human brains functioning more like machines) of how critical this time is in our human evolution.

We are fast becoming rewired to use our brains in a very machine like manner and we are doing quite a good job. Our minds are flitting quicker, our hands are pushing buttons faster and we’re recognising symbols nearly automatically.

The scary thing is, as the article alluded to, is that it comes at a cost. While we are busy training our brains in this way, there is little time and personal capacity to do the things we once did that helped in the more human aspect of our selves. Things like listening, discovering reflecting, understanding, finding meaning, caring, sharing. It seems more like a one man path in the life journey with less and less connection with the heart and soul of others.

It’s not just words or blah blah but a very scary proposition that soon if we all head down the machine and technology road, our capacity to sit down and connect on a human level will not be a capability of our brain and body function.

So difficult will it be to show tolerance, patience, explore curiously and compassionately as we will be wired for speed and movement and quick response.

So if you’re like me and many others who feel so strongly about the dire urgency of where we are at now, it is up to us to do what we can to make a difference.

I once thought all I could do was to sit on these sad thoughts about where we are headed as a race, however I now see it as a challenge (and know many others feel the same) to do what we can to keep the human spirit and ability to connect as one, alive.

I feel it is a survival of the species issue as was mentioned in the article not just expression of a dissatisfaction or dislike.

So each time you engage in human body and spirit activities and actions, you are doing something great for humanity.

Let us know what you’re up to and share the spirit of this with others to give hope that there is a movement to keep this alive,

Look forward to hearing about it,

Tricia