Richard
Bryant-Jefferies
I write about the
world that I see, trying to place things in a human and relational context. I
believe that for most people the psychological and emotional damage that they
experience comes from bad relationship, from how they are treated or affected
by others. I believe, therefore, that good relationship is the key to effective
personal growth and healing.
I look at the
world today and I know there are huge problems, individually and collectively.
We all need to play our part to try and make a difference, to encourage changes
of heart and mind so that we can create better relationship with ourselves and
each other, and for those who believe with God as well.
Humanity has to change. And for this to happen, we have to change. The
world needs a fresh set of values to live by, and at the heart of this is a
willingness to set aside selfishness and the quick-fix mindsets that we are
daily encouraged to have.
We need to start to reject the short-term, materialistic and consumer-centred values that have crept across the world like a cancer. We need to reject violence as the major element within our entertainment. We need to see the cult
of celebrity for what it really is, a diversion from the real issues: Why is
cancer and disease on the increase? Why is our society becoming more violent
and intolerant? Why are we (in
We need to ask
serious questions of the societies that we live in. We need to ask what it is
that ails our societies and our world. What is the purpose of life? What is it all about? Where do we find meaning? We need to seek out the co-operative
and collaborative values that must lie at the heart of any possibility of a
peaceful future. We must remember that peace is an effect, and not a cause. We have to create the right climate of human relationship and interaction in order for peace to exist, and this is true not only at an international level, but at national, community and familial levels too. And it starts with ouselves, with our attitudes and our choices.
We need more
community. We need more compassion. We need more empathy for others. We need to
place human relationship, good, constructive human relationship, as the goal of
our endeavours. And we need to be better informed, to have more freedom to
think for ourselves and not to be constantly fed by a media that simply wants
headlines and greater circulation or viewing figures.
In early 2008 my latest title, The Jigsaw of Life', is being published. It explores issues from cosmic evolution to what it is to be a human being, including a strong focus on the person-centred approach in a spiritual/transpersonal context. It also challenges the separative and consumerist values that run contrary to the Soul-centred or spiritual values that must become established within humanity if there is to be a sustainable human future on planet Earth. This may sound grandiose, but the reality is that the world is in a mess, and it has been caused by human beings, and it is human beings that must sort it out. For this to happen we need new values and a fresh vision of what we want the world to look like. If Life is like a vast cosmic jigsaw within which we are all pieces, what final picture do we want to find our place in, and will the Onlooker who created it 'see that it is Good?' You can order your copy direct from me, or through all internet and High Street Bookstores. It is time for a change, and we must all be that change. Take a look at the cover, it's an awesome image of the Earth as an incomplete jigsaw..
My first novel, Binge!, addresses the human and relational tragedy that is problem drinking or alcohol abuse. It explores how childhood trauma can lead to adults turning to alcohol with the potential for violence and self-harm that can then arise. It is to be published by iUniverse in the summer of 2007.
Enter my website and read more about my thoughts and my books from the Living Therapy
series and other titles (including my inspirational ‘A Little Book of
Therapy’ and first novel Binge!), the workshops that I offer, my Declaration of
Human Responsibilities, and the view of the world that I have. And finally, check out information about Brandon Astor Jones, a man writing from his death row cell in Georgia USA; a man with only months, possibly only weeks left before his life is taken from him, and who, after many years of incarceration, is still trying to make a positive difference in the world.
Take care and take
heart. Have a good life and please try and make a positive and constructive difference
in our world.