It seems that there are so many problems both economic and social. So often people feel they can do little more than shrug their shoulders and wonder what on earth to do. As a psychotherapist and expert in the neuroscience of human behaviour, as well as being a father of two, I would counsel that this is not a problem, this is a message. The message is that we are allowing ourselves to feel more disengaged and perhaps even unsafe in our communities.
The cure is simple - act, belong, commit. There is no better group of words to describe what is needed. Even more to the point is that we should not just think about these concepts, we must do them. Gill Hicks, who gave the plenary speech, spoke of this in her initiatives for peace. She wants people to do peace. We all want it, but as Ghandi said, "Be the change you want in the world."
Merchandise
Happy Heart Happy Mind Cookbook
To celebrate the mental health benefits of cooking, Act-Belong-Commit hosted a mentally healthy recipe competition. Western Australians were invited to submit their favourite recipe and explain in 150 words or less how their recipe helped to keep them and their families mentally healthy.
Entries streamed in from around Western Australia from Esperance in the south to Kununurra in the north. The calibre of recipes and accompanying Act-Belong-Commit messages was extremely high. After preparing all recipes, which the Act-Belong-Commit team thoroughly enjoyed judging, we selected a number of these to publish in this cookbook. Thanks to everyone who contributed to the competition and congratulations to those who have their recipes published in the Happy Heart Happy Mind cookbook.
The cookbooks are now available for purchase at $5.00 each plus $1.00 postage. Please download the order form, complete and email to tina.price@curtin.edu.au or fax to (08) 9266 1642.
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