We all naturally gravitate towards (approach) our strengths, so we tend to get increasingly good at fewer & fewer activities, avoiding the less impressive aspects of our lives. Avoidant behaviour leads to an unbalanced life.
The pace of life seems to be progressively speeding up. Many of us have trouble saying "no", be it to a text message during dinner with our family, or yet another exciting new project. And we like to do things right. So most of us suffer seriously from "time-poverty."
How to behave appropriately at different ages / life stages - acting one's age - seems to be a complete mystery! Kids aren't ready for school when it's time to enter school, not ready for university, not ready for work, not ready to retire, not ready to be old, & of course not ready to die. Though there's a definite, timeless, universal pattern to human life, people don't seem to have a clue! Isn't it time to take a close look at this?
Humans - individually & as a society - can mature in a normal, healthy manner. ALL parents, teachers: in our schools, universities etc, and ALL the various counselors must learn, embody, explicitly teach, continuously nurture and ensure that we all GROW UP! - "Leave no child behind!"
See: http://mindfulnessforeveryone.blogspot.ca/2013/04/316-fear-reactivity-mindfulness-mature.html
and: http://mindfulnessforeveryone.blogspot.ca/2013/04/313-being-stressed-out-is-optional.html
and: http://www.johnlovas.com/2012/04/time.html
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