Well-being

Well-being

Well-being, what is well-being?
I found this definition online, it says it well, the dictionary definition of wellness is:

The quality or state of being healthy in body and mind, especially as the result of deliberate effort.
an approach to healthcare that emphasizes preventing illness and prolonging life, as opposed to emphasizing treating diseases.

Through the years – decades and centuries – the world has changed, ideas have come and gone and humanity has continued to populate the earth. While the world has remained the same, the environment we have created on Earth has changed radically.

With the invention of technology, medicine and the knowledge we now possess about nutrition and health, humanity has a much greater life expectancy. Among the advantages that technology offers our physical beings, the effects on other aspects of our personnel are not as desirable. While being well in all aspects of life brings ever more difficultly than it has ever before, it is still possible to achieve a state of wellness.

Human beings still have the same basic needs as early ancestors yet the artificial surroundings we live in are not conducive to fostering happiness or well being. We are surrounded by walls, screens, shades, and buildings that confine us and separate us from the natural world. In order to have complete well-being, people need to be fulfilled socially, environmentally, occupationally, spiritually, emotionally, physically and intellectually.

Social fulfillment comes from the relationships and bonds that we form with other people in the world around us. Thanks to technology, the world has never been more connected and there are infinite ways for people to stay connected, no matter where they are. The problem isn’t the multiple ways to stay in touch; the problem comes from the fact that all interaction takes place through electronics and that we have substituted electronic relationships for physical relationships. There is a distinct difference between telling someone something is funny and laughing over something with a friend.
Emotion doesn’t transmit through technology and so we have made compromises and learned to live a life with less emotion. We feel like we are connecting with so many people at all times but the lack of physical relationships can leave us feeling isolated.

Environmental fulfillment comes from taking care of the world we live in and nourishing a relationship with the nature around us. Having ready access to nature and beauty is essential to human health; unfortunately, it has lost the importance it once had in the lives of humanity.

Living in cities around the world requires us to disengage from nature and our relationship with it in order to perform as we are expected to. We are especially expected to perform in our occupations, were taking breaks during the day is seen as something to feel guilty about. Our occupation is another area where we need to feel fulfilled in order to be happy. We need to feel that we are valuable in our field yet having a balance between the rest of our lives and our career.
A balanced life allows for fulfillment in other areas of our life that contributes to our happiness and well-being. The spiritual, physical and emotional aspects of ourselves are fulfilled when we feel that we have a greater purpose in life and that we can overcome the difficulties that will face us. Living a healthy life and having the opportunity to expand our minds with new information is also crucial to fulfilling other areas of our being.

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