by Alan Heeks | Jul 8, 2021 | Natural Happiness Blog
Here’s a provocative thought: in a natural system, there is no waste. Anything which seems useless or decayed can be repurposed, and one of the main processes for this is composting. Animal and plant waste may look and smell unpleasant, but it’s full of energy and...
by Alan Heeks | May 1, 2021 | Uncategorized
“It rests on kindly people to save the world” Guest blog by Palden Jenkins We look a little too closely at the pandemic to see clearly what’s going on: what the long-term future will reveal is that in 2020 we crossed a tipping point – though really this...
by Alan Heeks | Mar 16, 2021 | Natural Happiness Blog
Alan has been leading groups on natural happiness and resilience for years. He writes about ‘The Story Behind Natural Happiness’… For several years the focus of my learning and teaching was resilience. I believe it’s a crucial skill set for all of us in these...
by Alan Heeks | Mar 3, 2021 | Uncategorized
If you’re setting an intention for positive change, changing the story is an important part of shifting you or someone else out of a habitual response. One of my biggest insights since turning 60 has been the way repeating stories shape our lives. The older we get,...
by Alan Heeks | Feb 26, 2021 | Natural Happiness Blog
Your Greatship, I grovel before you as I make this report. This is the scheduled 50-year update on my visit to Earth in 1972. Your Greatship will recall that in 1972, the outlook here was promising. Many people were thinking about quality of life, there were global...