There is a shift in humankind that started as a small rumble and is now a world wide phenomenon, people are searching like never before, and within the collective psyche there is a longing, a hunger, although most can’t name what it is, the feeling won’t go away
. Why is it that so many people are searching today for that elusive something, that spark that makes life worth living. So many people now seek out specialists in the field of therapy and life coaching and each client voices the same lament – “I just want to be happy” but they cannot define what would make them happy and content.
Why is it that they can’t find happiness or contentment in their lives? Even if they have successful careers, a loving family and a sense of financial security there is still this longing for this missing element that makes their life incomplete. They continue to search outside of themselves by acquiring things, attending seminars, (both work related and spiritual) and unfortunately in some cases, resort to prescribed drugs or addictive substances looking for the panacea that will magically change their lives. There is a world wide epidemic being diagnosed as “depression” which comes under the ambiguous title of “mental illness”. People are being disassociated from their feelings through anti depressants into what could only be described as lives that are flatlined. The thought of having emotions in our lives has become terrifying so people try to numb the feelings they are experiencing.
In a world where people are only viewed as a human resource and just like any other resource, can be easily discarded when used up. The manic need in people to look better, act smarter and work harder has left them totally off balance as they use energy that is required by the body to function just to get through their day. The constant levels of stress that they are experiencing in their personal and working lives is depleting their bodies and causing sickness as their adrenals constantly pump out adrenaline to help flee from this perceived danger. Their flight or fight triggers have gone into overload and burnout has become the norm. Like lemmings to the sea they move blindly through life and all the time there is a gnawing question in the sub conscious that says “who am I really and what is life all about?” With such a dark picture of the human condition and with many in the medical field at a loss on how to help people - what is the answer?
Many a great philosopher has pondered upon this profound question which is as old as time itself,
“Who am I and what is life all about?”
The Merrian Webster dictionary describes “life” as
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