Inner work is only a part of one's state of aliveness...if that were true for me I could be a monk and that is not for me. I use my surroundings to grow and develop which translate to being alive.
Simply my surroundings many times lately have reminded me to stay in the present not to stress. The opposite is when I have allowed my surroundings to totally stress me to the point of a hospital stay for 4 days.
Harmony with surroundings keep me balance
What a strong story. There is poster in our office - 'Explain your anger, don't express it and you will immediately open the door to solutions instead of arguments'
On Jan 3, 2014 sandra wrote on Aliveness and Harmony, by Christopher Alexander:
Wow that inspires me to what I pray for - God please help me keep my ears and mind open and my mouth shut