Comments on: Problem Solving Using Insights from Nature

By: bbenne

bbenne — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:34:08 +0000

Hi Bob,

I am glad you felt inspired by my post. I hope your nature walk provided some insights. I trust you will be able to find clarity and make the appropriate decisions and that you can find a solutions to your back pain.

All my best,
Beatrice

By: bbenne

bbenne — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:30:31 +0000

Hi John,

I truly appreciate your comment: you are right that treacherous and instability are interpretations of what I experienced while walking on the tideflats and I thank you for allowing me to see this more clearly. It is indeed very difficult to observe with no judgement – an art that we learn from practicing meditation. In fact, the nature walk is a kind of meditation or, perhaps more exactly, a contemplation of nature. What is interesting about my walk is that it not only allowed me to observe the constitution of the tideflats but, also, the way my body interacted with the ground. So, while treacherous and instability may not have been the characteristics of the tideflats, there were an interpretation of my feelings: fear of twisting my ankle and feeling of uncertainty as I wasn’t sure where to take the next step.

As for my personal and professional transitions, while there are still much uncertainties in my life, at this moment, I do feel I am moving through the process with fluidity and ease. I may not have said this a few weeks ago, though. As you and I know, transitions are great at teaching us to let go, accept what is, and believe in the process. I’m learning and it is exciting!

Best,
Beatrice

By: John D Brown

John D Brown — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:27:03 +0000

Hey B,
Very interesting piece you have contributed. It inspires me in several ways. As I walk through life, the ability to observe clearly becomes more and more desirable. I notice that there are times when my observations are clouded by opinions, and I ws reminded of how I do that when you were describing the changing of your walk deeper into the tidal zone. It appears that treacherous and instability were interpretations of the transition from relatively solid to more fluid.

In relation to your personal and professional transitions mentioned, how that transition goes may be influenced by how nature transitions from solid to fluid more than safe to treacherous / stable to instability.

I’m curious about how this might seem to you. Thanks for giving me the opportunity to view walking in nature this way.

p.s.
Another exploration into being in nature is found at this link. You might enjoy it.
http://www.navaching.com/hawkeen/nwalk.html

By: Bob Uva

Bob Uva — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:35:22 +0000

This post comes at an appropriate time for me — I’m feeling a lot of physical pain from what appears to be back pain radiating through my lower body. At the same time, my work has been giving me mental pains as I try to make difficult decisions about technology choices. I was just about to step outside and get some air, and hopefully a new perspective, but first I decided to check the twitter feed and saw your tweet about this post.

I’m still planning on getting some air, in fact I’m more energized to apply the biomimicry technique against my current issues. Thanks for sharing this personal, and useful, information!