LINKING
SUCCESSFULLY
The third aspect
of living wholistically is developing your spiritual being.
When you are emotionally, mentally, and physically in tune
with your self, others in your sphere of influence, and
your Creator, you are experiencing health no matter what
your perceived or real deficits may be.
From this page
you may connect to resources that will aid you in building
caring relationships with family, friends, co-workers, or
those you serve. You will find techniques for helping, mentoring,
facilitating behavior change, and loving.
With the family
at the heart of the growth and development of all beings,
resources for building healthy families, and ultimately,
healthy communities are also here. While politics, economies,
traumatic world events, and corporate and personal losses
make the headlines, it is in the family (natural or designed)
where strength can be found and integrity practiced.
Transpersonal
Caring Techniques
When
we take on the responsibility of caring for another human,
we are brought into some kind of a relationship with that
person; we assume an attitude of wanting to protect one's
vulnerability and preserve their human dignity and humanity.
We connect with an intangible tie of respect and energy
that flows through the nonverbal and verbal communication.
Our reaching out toward the other person transcends our
own ego, our culture, our ingrained attitudes and personal
preferences and closes the gap of separateness-this is the
transpersonal experience.
First
we need to clarify the contextual meaning of "caring
for" in this discussion:
As we develop a stronger relationship with God and take
on attributes of His Son through our friendship with Him,
we find ourselves changing in attitude and behavior toward
others around us and even those more distant in our world
of awareness. We see them as priceless because Christ died
for them just as He died for "me." And because
they have inherent value (even though they may be very unattractive),
we begin to feel softened, empathetic, concerned toward
them. And because God's love spills out, we even sense that
we care about them, even loving them.
More .....
Mentoring
and Helping
Mentoring
is an ongoing process; usually with no end result. It is
characterized by professional intimacy, respect, cooperation,
and interdependence.
More . . . .
If you are interested in gaining access
to many resources about coaching and mentoring, such as
a comprehensive database, current publications in the field,
immediate consultation with experts, research documents,
feedback from experts, field-tested forms surveys, and instruments,
support from colleagues in the field, visit Peer
Resources Network.
Healthy
Family Construction
Healthy, nurturing
relationships are at the heart of quality living. They begin
with our entry into the world. Optimal conditions of eager,
loving parents prepared to nurture a helpless infant; adequate
food, housing and income; calm and peaceful environment;
and support of extended family and community are ideal in
the development of a new family. In this world, reality
reveals a less than perfect scenario. Our sometimes faulty
experience of living in a family influences the conditions
we in turn set up and pressures from society shape our outcomes
into less than we planned. But the vision must be transcendent
and the goals challenging. God has high expectations of
us because He has given us a task that He would not have
given us if we could not complete it.
What is the
status of your friendships? Your family dynamics? Are you
liberal with understanding and forgiveness? How is Christ's
image reflected in your conversation and non-verbal communication?
As you learn more about your personality, are you able to
accommodate the differences of others around you?
Resources
here are designed to be put into use by health 
