Integrated Human
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An 'integrated human' is an generalist-natured individual working towards development in all areas; this encompasses the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual.
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.
- Physical Fitness
- Flexibility
- Agility
- Nutrition
- Healthy body, healthy mind
- Hand-eye coordination
Mental
- Thirst for Knowledge
- Critical thinking
- Researching skills
- Willpower to do physical and mental work to get things done
- Awareness
- Philosophy of Liberty and Abundance, not 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
- Open minded
- Able to work independently
- Able to cooperate with others
- Focus, concentration, mental discipline and positive inner dialogue
Emotional
- Emotions are controlled, they do not control
- Empathy and Compassion
- Respect for one's self and others
- Independent
- Cooperative
- Mindset of sustained sufficiency, rather than consumption of resources
- Able to honestly change mind based on facts, not hung up on ego attached to something
- Self assured, not dependent on what others think
- 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
Spiritual
- Spiritual (different than but compatible with religious)
- Intuition, informed by knowledge
- Meditation or reflection