Expanding the thinking, Part II

Continuing with Capra, whom I introduced in the previous posting, today the reflection is about cycles. He says that the cyclical nature is an important principle in ecology. But Í don't like the explanation he gives, so I reflect what this can mean and I come up with this: Nature has feedback loops, where things go in one direction until it's too much, then they bounce back to compensate or restore the equillibrium. This is not something I just invented of course, or discovered, but it's a nice way to call the principle. The cyclical process of life.

In biology this is known as homeostasis: the property of living organisms to regulate their internal environment to maintain a stable, constant condition, by means of multiple adjustments, controlled by interrelated regulation mechanisms.

The interesting is how this principle applies to other domains - such as our personal behavior. Just think how we spontaneously compensate when the level of something get's too high - when we feel it's enough. Either we express it verbally, or through actions, or through sickness in our body...

Now here comes the challenge. To incorporate this principle into our thinking, and begin to be alert and to notice whereabouts we can see signs of this cyclical process. Practice with the newspaper, to begin. It may be easier than to start with ourselves.

(Special thanks to artist Graziella Cucchiara for the picture)