The image shows the lifemap building blocks

The lifemap package for this scenario contains the building blocks shown in the image above: the Blue planet poster and worldview sticker set of four sticker sheets, consisting of a selection of city stickers, life stickers and community stickers, extended with societal, environmental and economic global themes. 

The overarching goal for this lifemap scenario

The overarching goal for this lifemap scenario is for people to see and feel more cohesion in their worldviews. It’s meant for people to open up to the new and what could be there, potentially. If they choose to, a second part can be added to this foundation. A deep dive into different aspects of their worldviews is meant to show real-life ways for further growth as the person they would like to be.

A method for individuals to relate to the world situation

This lifemap scenario offers a process to enable people to relate to the global scale. From your views on the world you zoom in to the level of your life as an individual, a person, and zoom out again, in several iterations. Selecting your themes and filling in the poster is facilitated, step by step, in a way that it organises and structures the stickers on the poster. Although it is a conceptual exercise, the process lets you truly connect to the poster and it’s felt as an real experience.

Creating a setting, that works for you

To work with a sticker set of a wide scope can have an overawing effect. It can provoke an inner respons of wanting to step away. Ample time is taken to get acquainted with the sticker set. Several simple tools are offered to help you build your selection of key themes. For people who prefer to work with their own themes and language, a set of empty stickers is added to the lifemap package.

What kind of experiences you can expect

The filled-in poster is a photo of your life, your perceived reality. After you have put all the stickers on it, looking at the big picture, you can now get a sense of the connections between what is there. Key questions or issues you struggle with tend to come up during this process. All this brings you to life. In this state, you can find answers within. Note, that nothing is required of you, there’s no goal or objective in the process. You can feel free to go your own way, trusting in who you are, in your capacities, your decisions.

Other participants of the lifemap project have listened to the story of your worldview. They can ask you questions and let you know what would be crucial to them, if they were you. Each of them will bring you insight or ideas, you can make use of.

In the background, while you and the others experience what is mentioned, much more will surface. It is difficult to tell everything about the outcomes, upfront. Experience teaches, that what people uncover – in and about themselves – is enriching and inspiring.

You’ll find the energy and strength to stay positive

This lifemap project will bring answers and brings up relevant questions as well. Process and worldview will give you pointers as to what comes naturally for you, helping you keep your energy high and be on your best. Sharing it all with others will create a sense of belonging and will make you feel supported.

In case you choose to continue…

Ellen’s story

As humans, in today’s world, we have access to vast resources. We travel around the globe. Big ships bring us our goods and playthings, produced thousands of miles away. Societies are overheated, people are overstimulated and stressed. Whether we are aware of it or not, all of us suffer when there is war and when people, animals and nature suffer. At a certain point I decided to enlarge my scope of view on my role and place as an individual. I chose to become a global citizen, to create a point to aim to. The Doughnut Economics model inspired me and gave me a new frame for thought. Insight into the planetary boundaries left me flabbergasted. I was not aware of the cumulative effects of all pollution, emissions and other human impact. I turned out to have little knowledge of the many substances that play a role. How can I translate those planetary level models to the level of the individual? How can I change my daily life, to stop habits, that are not sustainable? How can I take better care of nature? This has been my exploration over the last ten years.

Only by looking back, I became aware , that – in parallel – my life showed me where to grow up. At first I recognised my old pains and grief. I had already learned to cope with those, I thought, but to cope with what is happening in the world, especially with how the vitality of nature is still declining, requires much more effort of me. I choose to listen carefully to the messages my senses and intuition give me. My vision is to be the best possible version of myself. I want to look back at my life and see where my life had impact. What I learned in this process is that I need to pay attention to how I can sustain myself and how I can stay grounded. I created everyday life practices and I am enhancing my adaptability, so I can stay relaxed, be strong and soft, and live fully. Over many years, deepening my work and widening my scope while creating lifemap scenarios has supported my personal process of exploration and enquiry.

What does your life show you?

Everyone has their own worldview, consciously chosen as well as coloured from within. Every worldview is multifaceted: your opinions and those sources which influence you, your inner convictions about yourself and everything, your judgements about everything, your values, your vision for the yourself and the world. Your worldview is held in your mind, heart and soul. It represents much of what for you is: truth.

How you developed yourself – your personality and how you lived – colours your life. Over the course of your life you add much to it. Even your body expresses who you are and how you have lived. Depending on what’s important to you, a series of simple models is available to link your worldview on the map to your core values, your convictions, your humanity, your life vision, your relations, your citizenship, your role in the economy, or what’s natural in your life.

What motivates you?

Often, people put off the moment to let in what is happening at a global level, holding everything at a distance. It is understandable. It requires time and effort, but to embrace it and prepare for the future will be rewarding. The intention for this lifemap scenario is, that the experience itself is fulfilling and the output as such is clearly of value.

When deciding to do something difficult and big, you need your willpower and motivation. Asking yourself the question: ‘What motivates me?’ is a question, that brings up key life questions: ‘Who am I?’ and ‘What do I stand for?’, ‘What is my vision, my dream, for myself?’.  During this part of the lifemap project, those questions will be asked several times. It is hard to imagine, maybe, but during the whole process, you will get a feel of how your vision can guide you and how your motivation is a force to support you.

How will you act on what you’ve discovered?

This question will bring up many ideas and options but as many new questions will arise. It is sheer impossible to have a conversation when there is so much new territory to cover. So instead of having a group dialogue we take all the time we need for each other to express what you will do with what you long for – while others listen and give constructive feedback. We will not try to discover solutions, but we will support each other in discovering bits and pieces of new life practices which can help each of us on her/his life’s journey.

Personal safety and privacy

How the built-in lifemap process facilitates a safe environment for sharing and how personal information is protected during the lifemap project will be discussed in advance.