{"id":6271,"date":"2020-08-21T14:25:21","date_gmt":"2020-08-21T14:25:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordmagicglobal.com\/?p=6271"},"modified":"2020-08-21T14:25:21","modified_gmt":"2020-08-21T14:25:21","slug":"what-makes-happiness-possible-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordmagicglobal.com\/what-makes-happiness-possible-today\/","title":{"rendered":"What Makes Happiness Possible Today?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of the participants in our WordMagic WordShoppe yesterday introduced us to the Japanese term, Moai<a href=\"#_ftn1\" name=\"_ftnref1\">[1]<\/a> (pronounced \u2018moe-eye\u2019). I looked it up and learned that it means \u2018meeting for a common purpose,\u2019 which is a tradition in Okinawa that is believed to contribute to the longevity of the people there. It is more fully defined as \u2013\u2013<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u2018a group of lifelong friends,\u2019 and<\/li>\n<li>\u2018a social group that forms in order to provide varying support from social, financial, health, or spiritual interests.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This led me to remember one of my favorite obscure English words, which signifies \u2013\u2013 by the joining of its three short syllables \u2013\u2013 one of my favorite activities. The definition varies according to who wrote the dictionaries. But this is the first and favorite one I found (from a source I don\u2019t recall):<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201c<strong><u>Synectics:<\/u><\/strong> A theory or system of problem-stating and problem-solution based on creative thinking that involves free use of metaphor and analogy in informal interchange within a carefully selected small group of individuals of diverse personality and areas of specialization.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>I am in awe that so much meaningful content can be packed into a single word, which was evidently coined from the Greek in the early 1960\u2019s. Most of all, however, I appreciate how <em>synectics<\/em> indicates the value we derive by sharing our varying perspectives with a select and varied group of freethinkers \u2013\u2013 in order to expand our pin-point-of-view into a wider spectrum of perception. How else can we possibly find solutions to our seemingly insoluble problems?<\/p>\n<p>Communing with a supportive community can also be catalytic to our finding the boldness we require to share our insights with a wider world. So many of us have allowed ourselves to succumb to the nonsensical mind chatter that undermines our trust in our own inner promptings. Thus, we hesitate to share the sparks of divine genius that ignite us from time to time in precisely the ways we were designed to birth more wisdom into the world.<\/p>\n<p>Clearly, we need each other to help develop new solutions \u2013\u2013 and to step forward to implement them on behalf of our collective wellbeing. That\u2019s why I so appreciate thought leaders like Dr. Bruce Lipton who recognize that the joining of our hearts and minds in support of our \u2018common-wealth\u2019 is the next stage in our species\u2019 evolution. And just as <em>moai<a href=\"#_ftn2\" name=\"_ftnref2\"><strong>[2]<\/strong><\/a> <\/em>supports longevity in Okinawa, so practicing <em>synectics <\/em>can contribute to humanity\u2019s longevity.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>____________________________<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#_ftnref1\" name=\"_ftn1\">[1]<\/a> <em>Moai <\/em>is also the term for the gigantic human figures carved on Rapa Nui (or Eastern Island) by the Polynesian islanders who lived there between the 13<sup>th<\/sup>-16<sup>th<\/sup> Century.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#_ftnref2\" name=\"_ftn2\">[2]<\/a> In researching <em>moia<\/em> for this article, I found that it is actually one of three keys that the Japanese advocate as necessary for our health and happiness. The other two are <em>ikigai <\/em>and <em>hara hachi bu. <\/em>The first of these recognizes the importance of discovering our reason for being \u2013\u2013 and the joy we experience when we strive to fulfill it. The second relates to healthy ways to eat and enjoy our food \u2013\u2013 free of distractions \u2013\u2013 which can reduce consumption and thereby contribute to our good health and happiness.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the participants in our WordMagic WordShoppe yesterday introduced us to the Japanese term, Moai[1] (pronounced \u2018moe-eye\u2019). 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