Promoting Healing Centered Ecosystems through our COMMITMENT TO CONTRIBUTION (Part 3)
In the first part of the Healing-Centered Ecosystems framework, I wrote about the Commitment to Care. For this 2nd part, we turned our focus on our Commitment to Connection.
In this 3rd part, we take a closer look at our Commitment to Contribution
Commitment to Contribution
Helping others helps us heal.
Science has shown how we experience “helper’s high” when we help others. This means our brain that is responsible for trust, pleasure and connection are activated (J. Moll, 2006). Evidence also shows that helping others helps us in improving our mood, reduces stress and improves our self-esteem. In contributing to others, our level of contentment and happiness increases.
When we contribute to others, we also realize that we are not alone, especially when it comes to struggles in life. In contributing, we find people who are going through their own challenges. People who are also in search of healing, belonging and liberation. We find solace in knowing that we are not the only one going through these tough times and we see each other in our shared humanity. Contributing to the welfare of others also helps us to meet new people. It can amplify the quality of our…
