Summary: <p>During this episode Stuart and William talk about the WOW Effect / Wildman On Wheels where we are raising £24,000 to help fund two wheelchairs enabling Stuart to continue bringing nature into the daily lives of others, sharing a lifetime of outdoor wisdom.</p> <p>Here is a link to that fundraiser: <a href="https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/wildmanonwheels%E2%81%A0" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/wildmanonwheels</a> Through the Wow Effect (Wildman On Wheels) we aim to show that even if you have a green space you can enjoy within 15 minutes of where you live, is that space really accessible if you are in a wheelchair or have another disability and can't get in when you arrive? We want to reframe the understanding of accessible countryside.</p> <p>So on to today's listener question sent in by Francis, in Blewbury, Oxfordshire, England, and Stuart and William set about answering it.</p> <p>“The inner voice that we all have, is what it says fact?”</p> <p>Stuart raises right off the bat that the inner voice says isn’t fact, and that opinions are just passing momentary consciousness. It’s not fact, it is just your opinion at that point in time. So, if the inner voice is a series of thoughts, and a set of electrical impulses, can there ever be a time when what we think can ever be interpreted as fact?</p> <p>He further raises that we get confused with when our brain is processing stuff, and then assuming that that it is a good barometer of what we think, and we feel at any given point. In the long run little of that really means anything. It is however the actions that come from these thoughts and processes that can be damaging or positive, it's up to us. </p> <p>William goes on to say that at all times of the day, he believes, your brain is trying to make sense of the world around you, and it tries this by thought, so he agrees with Stuart that the inner voice isn’t fact. William always tries to take his inner thoughts as another person talking to him. He can then choose whether he engages with it, or not. Sometimes it is a good idea to allow these thoughts to flow through you, as they can be irrelevant, they can be harmful.</p> <p>Stuart concludes by asking are we stuffed because we’re trying to bring meaning to something that isn’t really there? So maybe there is no meaning to the inner voice? He does go on to say that the inner voice should not be totally ignored. It comes back to the balance we should seek in our lives. Balance and measure.</p> <p>What do you make of this discussion? Do you have a question that you'd like us to discuss? Let us know by sending an email to <a href="mailto:thepeoplescountryside@gmail.com">thepeoplescountryside@gmail.com</a></p> <p>We like to give you an ad free experience, so be assured, that will never happen. We also like our audience to be relatively small and engaged, we’re not after numbers.</p> <p>This podcast's overall themes are nature, philosophy, climate, the human condition, sustainability, and social justice. <br>Help us to spread the impact of the podcast by sharing this link with 5 friends<a href="https://podfollow.com/the-peoples-countryside-environmental-debate-podcast/view"> https://podfollow.com/the-peoples-countryside-environmental-debate-podcast/view</a> , support our work through Patreon<a href="https://www.patreon.com/thepeoplescountryside"> https://www.patreon.com/thepeoplescountryside</a> or just 'follow' to avoid missing any public posts. Find out all about the podcast via this one simple link:<a href="https://linktr.ee/thepeoplescountryside"> https://linktr.ee/thepeoplescountryside</a></p> --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thepeoplescountryside/message
