Quantum Wellness by Kathy Freston

The book is about creating a shift on both a personal and "big picture" level.  I chose the word "quantum" because I think it is the perfect word to describe making small changes and seeing huge positive results that are even more far-reaching than you may ever have expected. 

In my experience and from what I've observed, the path to wellness is made up of small, easy to take steps that anyone can take. These steps have not only a positive impact on our personal and spiritual health, but on the environment around us -- this is the quantum leap that is implied!  It's an approach that is personal AND big picture and I think that is the key:  that we look beyond just "me" as we try to make improvements.  Every choice we make effects others.  The sooner we start looking at ourselves as part of a bigger whole and making - for example - purchasing choices that positively effect others, the sooner we can start to feel our spirits lift. 

I wrote the book because I realized that wellness is not just a matter of being physically healthy.  You can be physically fit as a fiddle, but if you have emotional issues, you simply don't feel "well".  If we want to feel happy, whole and free, we have to address our wellness in a multi-dimensional way, tending to body, mind and spirit.  The way we treat animals who are raised for food, the way we have exploited the environment, and the way we are at war with each other is not sustainable. If there is going to be a change - a healing - it has to start at home, with us as individuals.  I do believe that healing ripples out and creates a shift in a cultural way. 

What role do you see pets and animals playing in a person's overall wellness?

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