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Call for Submissions: Nature as Nurture: Mental Health and the Environment

By Alicia Sparks

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“Call for Submissions: Nature as Nurture: Mental Health and the Environment”

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1. sooraj singh 2:49 pm on July 1st, 2009

   very interesting. However, does nature cause nurture or simply does it interact with it? arent we all products of our environments? some of which are controllable and others that are not, and then there are those that SEEM out of our control…

   please check out my psych blog at pupsingh.wordpress.com

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2. libramoon 5:21 pm on July 4th, 2009

   Human Nature

   Raging winds and rain.

   Cataclysmic interconnections.

   A wild ride through ever disintegrating times.

   Can we assimilate where we’ve been?

   Ancient footfalls inexorably emerging into

   battering rams, explosions, firey projectiles,

   grief, despair, immolation, utter destruction.

   Can we feel the pull into the maelstrom,

   powers ripping our being into basic components,

   the essence of nature?
   Perhaps there was/is/will be

   a time of peaceful reflection,
   hoped for abundance,

   shared joy and laughter,
   ecstatic entertainment

   moving us higher through an upward spiral

   of feeling so good, feeling so free, feeling so loved.

   Perhaps it is here, around an unseen corner,

   ever available, to those who can perceive,

   who can let go of misperception and it’s

   hate-filled companions.
   Perhaps the only solace is in stolen moments,

   the sweet taste of summer wine,

   the innocent joy of uncomplicated affection,

   the pure sensuality of passionate dance.
   Perhaps these will tell us,

   if and when we stop to listen,

   will lead us to the promised land.

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3. Alicia Sparks 11:57 am on July 5th, 2009

   @ sooraj singh – I do believe to some degree we are products of our environments, but, I also believe it’s up to us to be mindful of those environments – take the good that’s there, and make it work for us, as well as recognize the bad that’s there, and fight against letting it “shape” us. Thanks for the link – it looks like you’ve got a good start!

   @ libramoon – Lovely! Did you submit it to States of Mind?

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