Lived healthy governance = the fundament for 'strategy'. Here's what we forgot & urgently need to re-member:

For some decades I have been walking and experiencing the 'going-on's' / 'doings' of the human and non-human world on this planet.

The more I noticed in my changing environments in different organisations, communities and states and synthesised knowledge from different fields as well as my own real-life experience, the more I became aware that something is 'amiss' - globally - gravely - [ see first picture above: we trespassed 7 out of 9 planetary boundaries already ] .

Since I was 'little' I wanted to 'explore things thoroughly and find the the ground - find the 'root-cause' - and help change for the better .

The word 'root-cause' carries the answer in itself:

'root' - like a tree and plants grow in a forest web in a web of life - and we.

So I started to ask myself:

" Where are we humans as a species ' rooted in ' ? "

" What are we (mis-) aligned to ? "

" What are we ' missing ' ? ' Not seeing' ? [ Note: -> " Attention is a moral act " - Dr. Ian Mc Gilchrist.

..and last but least: " What is the purpose of the human species a ' human life ' on our precious and only planet earth ? "

Why did we forget? and why do we need to re-member?

Deep and potentially deeply concerning questions - I know. Bear with me:

My thorough inquiry lead me to the following findings that I love to share with you in the hope it helps you to ' make sense ' and support the pathway towards 'the better' :

Lived healthy governance: on family-, community-, cantonal- and state- level.

First of all I would like to start explaining what 'lived healthy governance' entails:

It means that: we live, enact what is considered as healthy governance - simply put: a healthy way in which we 'do' things.

This is the solid fundament for a healthy Strategy

This understanding then builds us a solid 'fundament' upon which we define 'strategy' -> the [ our alignment actually ] direction / way we want to go.

Why did we forget?

We got distracted and weren't thought accordingly anymore - the 'link broke' which led to a sensation of being 'up rooted'.

Considering this I would love to share with you: " What we forgot & urgently need to re-member " :

So, what we 'forgot' [ the psychological perspective of this is: deflection, numbing, avoidance because seeing / witnessing 'it' hurts deeply etc ] and

urgently [ meaning: now ]

need [ meaning: satisfying the 'hunger' ]

to re-member [ meaning: becoming part of again ]:

I would love to offer a 'simple' and pragmatic approach:

Pragmatic means:

[ meaning: "dealing with things sensibly and realistically in a way that is based on practical rather than theoretical considerations."

Sensibly means: in a way that shows wisdom or prudence.

Prudence means: the ability to govern and discipline oneself by the use of reason.

Reasoning means: the action of thinking about something in a logical, sensible way.

source: https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/pragmatic#:~:text=%2Fpr?%C9%A1?m?t%C9%AAk%2F-,%2Fpr?%C9%A1?m?t%C9%AAk%2F,pragmatic%20approach%20to%20management%20problems

https://www.dhirubhai.net/article/edit/7258052793511424000/

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prudence#:~:text=%3A%20the%20ability%20to%20govern%20and,in%20the%20use%20of%20resources

]

What is the basis of all this / where do we come from / what did we build our thinking/actions upon?

divine law / wisdom, order and justice

What does the 'Lady justice symbolise' [second picture above] ?

"The origins of Lady Justice can be traced back to ancient Greek and Roman civilizations. In Greece, she was known as “Themis,” the daughter of Uranus (Heaven) and Gaia (Earth). Themis was the personification of divine law/wisdom, order, and justice.[ justice means 'just' behaviour and/or treatment - or doing what is to the benefit of nature ].

The Romans adopted this concept and named her “Justitia” – the goddess of Justice within Roman mythology. Over time, her imagery and symbolism evolved to what we now recognise as Lady Justice."

pursuing fairness, equity and justice

"Lady Justice, with her scales, blindfold, and sword, represents the pillars of fairness, equity, and the pursuit of justice."

[ source: https://ministryofinjustice.co.uk/what-does-lady-justice-symbolise/#:~:text=Lady%20Justice%2C%20with%20her%20scales,and%20the%20pursuit%20of%20justice. ]

wisdom and good counsel - the interpreter of gods' will

"Themis, in Greek religion, personification of justice, goddess of wisdom and good counsel, and the interpreter of the gods’ will. According to Hesiod’s Theogony, she was the daughter of Uranus (Heaven) and Gaea (Earth), although at times she was apparently identified with Gaea, as in Aeschylus’s Eumenides and Prometheus Bound"

[ source: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Themis-Greek-goddess ]

This then lead me to the Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation - that is founded on the preamble:

Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation

of 18 April 1999 (Status as of 3 March 2024)

Preamble

In the name of Almighty God!

The Swiss People and the Cantons,

mindful of their responsibility towards creation,

resolved to renew their alliance so as to strengthen liberty, democracy, independence and peace in a spirit of solidarity and openness towards the world,

determined to live together with mutual consideration and respect for their diversity,

conscious of their common achievements and their responsibility towards future generations,

and in the knowledge that only those who use their freedom remain free, and that the strength of a people is measured by the well-being of its weakest members,

adopt ( German: ' ergibt ' ) the following Constitution:

[ source: https://www.fedlex.admin.ch/eli/cc/1999/404/de ]

This in turn lead me to the prayer: 'the heavenly father'

Traditional prayer

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed [ sacred is your name ] be thy name; thy kingdom come; thy will be done [ do Gods' will on earth ] ; on earth as it is in heaven [ heaven is perceived as paradise. This means our human purpose is to protect and care for our paradise = our planet earth. Nature. ].

Give us this day our daily bread [ we can trust, that earth is able to provide us with what we really and in essence need on a daily basis. Day by day. ].

And forgive us our trespasses [ meaning we respect each other, be free and let each other have their 'freedom' as long as it 'harms none' ],

as we forgive those who trespass against us [ trying not carrying around 'unfinished business' for decades.] .

And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil [ keep us safe & sound ]. For thine is the kingdom, the power and the glory, for ever and ever. [ this is the essence what really is and ' makes the world go round ' ]

Amen.

Between brackets [ ] my addition.

[ source: https://www.churchofengland.org/faith-life/what-we-believe/lords-prayer ]

I am curious about the 'why' we chose 'hell' over 'paradise'.

If we - as history- as well as books about 'religion' tell us - truly believe, for thousands of years already, that our purpose is:

creating & caring for our paradise on earth - so why do we continue creating 'hell' for each other?

Where does that come form?

Where is this based in?

If you don't believe in what is 'labelled' as 'God' - I would like to offer you another 'label' -> L O V E .

What does it mean to love?

It is a warm, satisfying, calming, 'glowing' sensation in your body that tells you that you care for what is in front of your eyes and that you want to protect it and that no harm comes to it - his independently whether it is a human or a non-human that enters your field of vision.

[ source: https://medium.com/@karistoever/choosing-love-in-the-quantum-entanglement-of-life-789629f446e7 ]

Living Stewardship, becoming good ancestor & leaving a healthy legacy

This way of caring is called: 'stewardship'. Stewardship is the " careful and responsible management of something entrusted to one's care. " This then leads to becoming a 'good ancestor', leaving the place you 'inhabit' in 'good order' [ = in the right manner ] so that others can build healthily on your legacy.

[ source: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stewardship https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/in%20good%20order#:~:text=Definitions%20of%20in%20good%20order,properly%2C%20right%2C%20the%20right%20way

The concept of ' wu wei ' - simply put: 'do good', 'do no harm ' or do nothing.

"when one is stymied by a problem, simply changing your focus of attention is often the best way to solve it (Dijksterhuis et al., 2013).

Relaxing the conscious mind allows the adaptive unconscious to take over, and frequently our tacit selves are better at solving certain types of particularly complex problems. In the field of psychotherapy, so-called 'acceptance' strategies, in which clients are instructed to simply allow unwanted thoughts or memories to flood over them, regularly prove to be more effective than active suppression strategies (Marcks & Woods, 2005; Wegner, 2011)."

[ source: https://www.bps.org.uk/psychologist/wu-wei-doing-less-and-wanting-more ]

Our encompassing contribution in a healthy direction - 'leaving thing in good order':

This is a 63-paged encompassing and sound researach in regard to our 'climate' problem and solutions on how to solve it locally, viably, sustainably and pragmatically.

Please download to read.

This feasible concept can be adapted to any community / canton in Switzerland - and beyond.

[ currently only available in German - however there are a myriads of online translation supports out there that help you to read it in your mother tongue.]

https://www.vanderglas-vanderglas.org/shop/p/netto-null-natrlich-antrag-an-die-lgde-kt-glarus-die-gde-vers-glarus-nord

Thank you for your attention

[ ... it comes to mind that during my EMBA study in 2013-2015 I learned that human beings have a smaller attention span of 4 seconds - 4 seconds is what is thought goldfish has.. - however you showed that your attention span is longer than 4 seconds - BRAVO! -> hold on to this space. ]

On a final note - my why

I hope to have contributed with this article to a deeper understanding in regard of how we as a human species can 'align', create 'coherence' so that we can steer into creating a healthier living together.

Am I perfect?

According to God: Yes, precisely in the way I am.

According to humans: No, I am not, I am probably having challenges with what is happening in my environment in a similar way like you have. I am trying to make sense of this 'mess', to 'align' and hope to be heard and listened to in order for us all to become a 'force for good' (Dalai Lama).

Would you like to continue this conversation? Let me know.

With kindness,

Manuela

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Ressources:

Photo sources: https://www.stockholmresilience.org/research/planetary-boundaries.html - https://www.lawcare.org.uk/latest-news/life-in-the-law-new-research-into-lawyer-wellbeing/ - Waldfreunde - van der Glas & van der Glas

https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/pragmatic#:~:text=%2Fpr?%C9%A1?m?t%C9%AAk%2F-,%2Fpr?%C9%A1?m?t%C9%AAk%2F,pragmatic%20approach%20to%20management%20problems

https://www.dhirubhai.net/article/edit/7258052793511424000/

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prudence#:~:text=%3A%20the%20ability%20to%20govern%20and,in%20the%20use%20of%20resources

https://ministryofinjustice.co.uk/what-does-lady-justice-symbolise/#:~:text=Lady%20Justice%2C%20with%20her%20scales,and%20the%20pursuit%20of%20justice.

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Themis-Greek-goddess

https://www.fedlex.admin.ch/eli/cc/1999/404/de

https://www.churchofengland.org/faith-life/what-we-believe/lords-prayer

https://medium.com/@karistoever/choosing-love-in-the-quantum-entanglement-of-life-789629f446e7

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stewardship https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/in%20good%20order#:~:text=Definitions%20of%20in%20good%20order,properly%2C%20right%2C%20the%20right%20way

https://www.bps.org.uk/psychologist/wu-wei-doing-less-and-wanting-more

https://www.vanderglas-vanderglas.org/shop/p/netto-null-natrlich-antrag-an-die-lgde-kt-glarus-die-gde-vers-glarus-nord

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