Change Paths Blog is about personal growth; it is about change and enrichment. It is for people seeking coping options, self-improvement, fulfillment, or inspiration. Strategies for changing yourself and living better will be presented. We believe you have the capacity with yourself to make changes and to accomplish your goals. The solution involves tapping inner resources, reorganizing your competencies, and realizing your potential – so you can apply your skills to the challenges you choose and on those you did not choose!
The Change Paths Blog embraces the interconnectedness of mind, body, and community. Who we are is the product of all three; and each impacts our well-being. As such the focus of posts will be varied. Foremost it explores issues of mind; our thoughts, feelings, beliefs, and how these impact our well-being. The mind and body cannot be separated and each impacts the other. Sometimes the blog will address broader issues of community (including our families, culture, and environment) and how it impacts us and how we can impact it.
We appreciate that the individual lives within the context of the systems in which we all exist and need to co-exist with. This can include our families, spouses, work places, and local community. Often our challenges involve dealing with The larger community as well. Community events outside of our control, including the economy, health care systems, or the culture we live in – just to name a few-all impact upon us. We will at times address such issues.
We feel strongly that the full community-individual equation warrants attention. How the individual can impact the community, in particular, seems to receive less attention than it typically receives. The individual, and people acting collectively, can impact the community and the future. We are certainly not alone in this interest and it is reflected is in the green movement, cultural changes, and in people being of service to others in all variety of ways. How this interacts with personal psychology and well-being is important to consider. For instance, helping others and doing the right thing environmentally can enhance the person.
We intend to provide some straight talk, some common sense, and at times address some controversial ideas. If what we present here it helps you consider different ways to change and move forward, encourages you think about things just a little differently, or brightens your day then we have accomplished our purpose.
We have also begun some series in the blog. These include:
Joyful Notes:
The purpose of Joyful Notes is to focus on the joys of life that surround us. In this time of financial uncertainty and change, Joyful Notes provide a bright spot in your day.
Musings:
Musings, as intended here, are thoughts, speculations, observations, and explorations from an other-than-usual perspective. Musings are driven by curiosity and imagination. Musings are to be taken lightly, as this is where creative license is honored and possibilities, rather than “just the facts,” are allowed expression. This is not to say that they are merely for entertainment, and if you find more there, cool.
As you consider our musings we ask that you entertain the possibility that flexible thought can loosen the limitations that bind. Musings may make you smile and perhaps suggest food for thought. It is our hope that either effect might help untie the ropes.
Enrichments:
The purpose of entries under the Enrichments category in this blog is to provide a foundation for the changes you may wish to make in your life. Enrichments provide a way to nurture your life and make it what you want it to be. They are intended to challenge you to think differently, expand choice, and in so doing sow the seeds of change. In this time of change, these Enrichments are offered as encouraging and thought provoking articles to help you enrich your life.
To frame our intention, we offer the following regarding how we are using the terms “Enrichment” and “Enrichments”:
What is Enrichment?
Enrichment is the process of moving toward fuller, more meaningful, and rewarding life outcomes.
Enrichment is the result of actions taken to enhance, extend, and expand resources, choice, and well-being.
Enrichment is the process and the result of progressing toward your potential.
What are Enrichments?
Enrichments are the additions we make to our lives and the changes we make to enrich our lives. Enrichments can be small or grand. Often Enrichments are ideas that can grow and flourish in our evolving lives-making life better.
The Enrichments we will offer here are intended to support your personal enrichment path, whatever that might be.
This article, all content, and series presented on this blog are ©2008-2010 by Richard F. Liotta or/and Rosemary Lake-Liotta.
