Individual best health depends on organizational best health. I spent a valuable portion of my professional career working in behavioral health. Organizations and individuals all suffer tragedies from time to time. Many similarities exist between organizational improvement and personal recovery. For example, an addicted person follows a longstanding behavior without question. The behavior affects the addict negatively, even tragically, but definitely results in poor performance. Resistance to change is fierce. The addict will not be forced to change. When the addict perceives the hopeless of the addiction, usually in a heightened state of collapse and despair, he or she becomes open to exploring new behavior patterns and significant belief systems become rearranged, thus creating positive change and subsequent improvement. Paradoxically, hope evolves from despair or surrender. Healing occurs first in the spirit, then in the mind and last in the body.
thanks for this Danny. I particularly love these 2 sentences:” Paradoxically, hope evolves from despair or surrender. Healing occurs first in
the spirit, then in the mind and last in the body.” So relevant to so many of life’s adventures.
Thanks Sue. My Uncle Leon turned me on to
Esoteric Healing
when I was in my 20’s. The spirit, the mind, the body has stuck with me ever since. In the past 10 years I’ve applied it to organizational health as well. Very helpful frame! All these years as a student of individual and organizational health – I didn’t know all this was in me.