Welcome. Point Reyes Discovery is an exploration of self-discovery thorugh discovery of place. Whenever we venture outward, we inevitably venture inward because no matter where you go, there you are. You cannot take a vacation from yourself.
Self-discovery is an avenue to true happiness. The deeper you go into the heart of yourself, the deeper you go into the heart of truth. A change of place can lead to a change in perspective, especially if you are open to new possiblities and ways of being.
Personal needs spur us into action. If we are hungry, we seek food. If we are lonely, we seek company. If we are cold we seek shelter. Identifying universal human needs clarifies what is universally important.
Many of the activities we undertake these days are destructive to the planet. We all know that, yet we may not know how to stop the destruction or understand our own role in it. If we identify the needs underlying our actions, we begin to understand what it is that we are seeking. Once we know what we are seeking, we can begin to question our means of attaining it.
For example, have you ever found yourself racing toward the mall or sitting mindlessly shopping on the internet? These activities are instigated by some kind of need. The question is what is that need. Are you going to the mall because your bedroom lamp is blown out and you need new light bulbs or are you going because of a vague sense of restlessness and unfulfillment?
Inquire into the unfulfillment. Perhaps you need connection, comfort, inspiration or recognition. Is going shopping likely to fulfill these needs? Our society has programmed us to think that it can. Capitalism sends us shopping to fulfull a variety of needs, most of them unfulfillable by material goods.
