Thanks Alicia. My biggest challenge is having so much research to write about.. so many interesting things to cover. It’s a nice problem to have though.
Heheh…maybe you could collaborate and invite some Indigenous scholars to write as guests? Then you could get first hand perspectives that honor Indigenous voices…
I really enjoyed this piece, Chris, and it makes total sense that our connection to nature should serve as a balm for loneliness. It certainly has been so for me, as I spend most of my days outside. I probably could have a man here if I really wanted, but nature and farming have filled that void and the loneliness I once felt as a single woman is much diminished through my work. Thank you for such detailed research!🙏
Thanks so much Sam and I liked a participants comment in one of the studies who said that when alone in nature they felt it was a constant companion, which I thought was lovely interpretation of their connection and relationship with nature.
That was really profound to read, actually, because it defined something in my own life that I’ve been feeling, but hadn’t named. I really loved this piece.
That’s a great point and I do like to find different global and society perspectives, in this case the research was very Western based. It would interesting to consider loneliness and how that relates with nature from an indigenous point of view, will add that to my list of potential future themes for an article. Thanks so much for reading and commenting, appreciate the support.
Perspectives that include the aliveness of nature rather than its commoditization I think will lead to that sense of connection you are talking about...@Myth and Mystery has a beautiful piece on the Sami
There is a piece about how John Muir's approach caused the decline of Yosemite I highly recommend. If you look up ^ name and "decline of Yosemite" you should be able to find it. On the positive side, I see a lot of good things happening in terms of research that is begun to be done from a more indigenous centric perspective.
Here is a piece on loneliness among aboriginal peoples:
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/10497323211009475?journalCode=qhra
Thanks Alicia. My biggest challenge is having so much research to write about.. so many interesting things to cover. It’s a nice problem to have though.
Heheh…maybe you could collaborate and invite some Indigenous scholars to write as guests? Then you could get first hand perspectives that honor Indigenous voices…
I really enjoyed this piece, Chris, and it makes total sense that our connection to nature should serve as a balm for loneliness. It certainly has been so for me, as I spend most of my days outside. I probably could have a man here if I really wanted, but nature and farming have filled that void and the loneliness I once felt as a single woman is much diminished through my work. Thank you for such detailed research!🙏
Thanks so much Sam and I liked a participants comment in one of the studies who said that when alone in nature they felt it was a constant companion, which I thought was lovely interpretation of their connection and relationship with nature.
That was really profound to read, actually, because it defined something in my own life that I’ve been feeling, but hadn’t named. I really loved this piece.
Wonderful thoughts! I would love to see an exploration of this topic related to Indigenous worldviews and moving toward Indigenous Stewardship.
That’s a great point and I do like to find different global and society perspectives, in this case the research was very Western based. It would interesting to consider loneliness and how that relates with nature from an indigenous point of view, will add that to my list of potential future themes for an article. Thanks so much for reading and commenting, appreciate the support.
Perspectives that include the aliveness of nature rather than its commoditization I think will lead to that sense of connection you are talking about...@Myth and Mystery has a beautiful piece on the Sami
There is a piece about how John Muir's approach caused the decline of Yosemite I highly recommend. If you look up ^ name and "decline of Yosemite" you should be able to find it. On the positive side, I see a lot of good things happening in terms of research that is begun to be done from a more indigenous centric perspective.