Inter-relatedness and inter-connectedness are very relevant in how we view our mind, our body and our consciousness, (that is, our awareness of self and others).
They enable us to be aware of how the world as we experience it every day impacts on us, and, how, in turn, we impact on the world around us.
Relevant to this website, when we view ourselves systemically (that is, in respect of self, holistically, and in respect of the world, as part of a greater system, not an isolated individual) it has the potential to change how we view the steps we take to ensure that our emotional wellness, our mental and physical health, even our spirituality is affirming and enables us to enjoy life.
When I think of emergence, I often think of the popular expression – what is meant for you won’t pass you – indicating that there is something inside of me waiting to be discovered – by me!
Emergence also enables us to understand how we are continually self-organising – every hour of every day. And self-organisation implies growth – which implies emergence – the subject of this Sub-Chapter, the first in the Chapter on Systems Theory, and which will be described in the next post, and those following.