"The Next Frontier" in our maturity as a species
To be "mature," according to most online dictionaries, and the majority of experts in multiple fields, is to become more developed mentally and emotionally, and to respond to stimuli and events in a responsible way. Would Earth, or any of our fellow inhabitants of the natural world say that the human species fits this definition?

The facts, and statistics, and endless research right at our fingertips, especially in how we treat ourselves and others, shows clearly the answer is a resounding "no." Dare we say that modern humanity's relationship with our life source has arrived at a severe level of insanity? Dare we admit that humanity's relationship with the natural world mirrors the growing trend of research on dysfunctional family systems? Dare we explore the pile of research that proves our modern thinking has led to what Richard Louv titled nature deficit disorder? Dare we admit that we have fearfully ignored the research that shows we must address our creative deficit disorder?

How about we disrupt our habitual limited thinking patterns and align them with our life source? How about we face the fear of ambiguity, which our current dominant limited human-centric thinking has created? This is a journey down the rabbit hole of human thinking, a nudge to become courageously curious and dare to lean into the investigative trail of discovery and create a sensible and more satisfying, creatively purposeful life experience.

Join career nature artist and brand strategist, Pam Hoke on a journey that challenges us to dig deep to the root of what is still missing in our modern human-centric thinking patterns, which hinder our ability to recover our natural collaborative, adaptive, conceptual, and strategic thinking and skills. The exact skill sets and competencies that experts agree, is what our new conceptual economy and climate reality needs.

Natural Self Discovery takes a Pause, Reflect, and Respond approach, beginning with a thorough situational assessment and analysis of our place in the natural world, and how we have limited ourselves and our ability to relate to any other thinking systems beyond our own, which essentially keeps us trapped in an unhealthy cycle of thinking. Then connecting the dots and making connections of how it's all interrelated, then tools to create strategic responses. It's a process which Pam considers our next frontier of maturity as a species as mature "whole humans" reunited with our life source, our natural creativity and sensory intelligence, and each other.

And yes, it is so deep, it had to have a caution/warning!

CAUTION The concepts, thinking processes and exercises presented in this book are designed to re-ignite your innate, long hidden, naturally creative sensory thinking patterns. They also challenge what we think we know, and disrupt old patterns of thinking which may cause discomfort. The NSD process plugs you back into the perfection of the sensory-led thinking and intelligent design processes of the natural world. This leads to an expanded lens and new set of strategic conceptual and communication skills. It also leads to a renewed confident sense of self and belonging. These will most likely open an entirely new realm of possibilities, awarenesses and life purpose. This new energy and confidence might create an uncontrollable urge to change rapidly. Please take care to move at nature's gradual transformative pace before making any major life changing decisions. Pause, reflect, plan your response with nature, and check in with others. May you have a harmonious journey of natural self discovery. Love, pH