Integrated Human

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An 'integrated human' is a generalist working towards development in all areas; this encompasses the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual. This person is driven by autonomy, mastery, and purpose, based on the highest good of all.

A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects. -- Robert A. Heinlein

Physical

The integrated human recognizes their body as a part of their person (not the sum). They are intentional to maintain the level of health necessary to have a positive impact upon the world.

• Healthy Nutrition. Food is your medicine.
• Quality sleep and rest
• Physical Fitness
• Flexibility, Agility, Endurance, Healthy body, healthy mind
• Ability to engage in intense activity AND deep relaxation. Understanding when rest or intense activity are needed, and being able to switch readily between these two states as needed
• Hand-eye coordination
• Understanding the implications of the Time Scale of Human Regeneration - in that diligence can build the body, fix crooked bones, and even fix a broken mind

Mental

• Open mindedness and humility. Lack of ego that allows one to learn constantly. Curiosity as opposed to a know-it-all attitude.
• Thirst for Knowledge that enables lifelong learning, such that getting older means getting ever wiser and more valuable to the community
• Critical thinking, Researching skills
• Willpower to do physical and mental work to get things done
• Awareness, insight, and intuition
• Desire for self determination. See Self-Determination Theory.
• Acceptance of Abundance as a way of life as opposed to Scarcity, Greed and Theft
• Knowledge or intuition of how the world works
• Follow the golden rule, treat others as you would wish to be treated
• Forethought, good judgment
• Able to work independently or to cooperate with others
• Focus, concentration, mental discipline and positive inner dialogue. Positive psychology.

Emotional/Spiritual

• High self-esteem. Self assured, not dependent on what others think. Understanding one's importance, and trifling insignificance.
• Nonviolent Communication
• Emotions are controlled, they do not control
• Empathy and Compassion
• Respect for one's self and others
• Independent but Cooperative
• Productive mindset, as opposed to a consumer mentality
• Able to honestly change mind based on facts, not hung up on ego attached to something
• Resilient "survivor" personality, able to thrive in challenging conditions
• Accepts other people as they are, no one can force another to change, individuals can only change themselves
• Looks past the superficial surface of things to try to see the core, the true nature
• Can take direction, can give direction
• Mindset capable of seeing the big picture, and a connection to something much greater than oneself. Seeing one's role within the universe.

Spiritual

• Spiritual (different than but compatible with religious)
• Intuition, informed by knowledge
• Meditation or reflection
• Understanding that peace is a choice, not an ideology

Practical

• Management skills
• Ability to build a community or small civilization with sound governance and operations
• Ability to manage an organization or enterprise
• ability to build things
• Literacy and numeracy