Sometimes we get caught up in perceived stresses of our western civilisation – dealing with traffic, getting through a plethora of emails, reports to write, meetings to attend, deadlines to achieve. However, when we strip things back to basics, what we all want is security, a roof over our heads, food, love, a sense of community.
A coaching associate shared with me today some of the wonderful images that photographer Timothy Allen took when he accompanied the film crews on BBC’s recent series Human Planet
His stunning still images capture unique glimpses of people living in the world’s most extreme environments. With the slides, Timothy describes how he managed to take some of his amazing shots and the people he met: Human Planet slide show.
These people in the photos are survivals – they have to be. What talent they have – surviving with little resources, using natural materials to build their homes and equipment to feed themselves; how creative and invented! Would we be able to survive in such hard environments?
What can we learn from these people? As well as their creativity and persistence, I sense that they value life. I coach people often to discover what is really important to them – what they value. This has been a light bulb moment for many of my clients. Living by our basic values gives us a sense of purpose. Understanding our values can help us look at the bigger picture of our lives, stand back and realise how we can simplify our overly complex lives, so reducing our imposed stresses. Realising what the basic needs are for us, for our businesses, our work, our relationships can mean that life is effortless, happier, less complicated
As Timothy Allen states, we are all different, yet we all share roughly the same hopes and dreams for life; security, food, love and living with a sense of purpose.
Having watched the slides and listen to Timothy Allen reminds me how fortunate we are and sometimes isn’t good to be reminded.
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