Ukama: the interdependence of all that exists

Interdependence: between independence and dependence - Brighton and Hove Psychotherapy

Why interdependence is a healthy middle ground for mental and emotional wellness How often do you hear people encouraging others to be ‘independent’ and ‘self-reliant’? Maybe you’ve even been that person trying to motivate someone to ‘stand on your own two feet’ and ‘try not to lean on others’. Sentiments like this might be expressed when there seems to be an extreme level of dependence. Looking to others to always meet our needs can be familiar…

Ukama: the interdependence of all that exists

By Adam Cruise - The Bateleurs Many years ago, while camping in Zimbabwe’s Hwange National Park, I discovered a relatively unknown African philosophical concept that epitomises how we should look at the natural environment. Ukama. I had arrived at a remote camp deep in the park to find an old Shona man living there. He was in charge of maintaining the campsite, which was little more than a designated patch under a large Marula tree with a small …