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Article by Brian Keating

The configuration of a traditional office environment can hinder the way companies work and conduct business. The idea that people are expected to work together is challenging in a traditional work space. The segregation of employees and the politics associated with the workplace hierarchy all fail to unify a workforce. Many businesses are turning to modern office remodels as a solution to create a more collaborative work environment.

There are many benefits to having a collaborative work environment, but lets first discuss the challenges and setbacks associated with a traditional office–one that is composed of cubicles and private offices. Since each workplace has different work styles, the work environment must best suit each individual. When each person is confined to a cubicle or private office, not all work styles are satisfied. In turn, a business loses workplace productivity and experiences a decrease in collaborative efforts among employees.

A modern office environment creates opportunities for collaboration–an essential component to having a successful business with satisfied employees. No longer do people need to be secluded in cubicles or offices in front of a personal computer to be productive and successful at their jobs. Research has shown that more people prefer an open, modern office environment as opposed to a traditional, closed-off space.

Benefits of a collaborative work environment apply to employees of all ages, whether they are Gen Y or Baby Boomers. The following benefits are seen most often with open, collaborative spaces:

• Collaborative work environments tend to connect the workplace, bringing about a sense of community regardless of department or rank. Everyone feels included and part of a team, and aware of happenings in the workplace.

• Workers are more productive in a collaborative environment. Not only does it invite collaboration of ideas, but an open environment decreases procrastination and distraction.

• When a workplace promotes collaboration it enables more opportunity for mentoring, learning and development.

In order to reap the benefits of a collaborative work environment there must be a balance. People still need access to private work spaces, an escape from distractions and a balance between interaction and privacy. To best achieve a collaborative work environment, private work spaces for independent work should be paired with open and inviting with areas for interaction and collaboration.In the end, it all comes down to who’s the most innovative in how products Innovation drives growth, productivity and success. Creative has developed unique expertise in the integration of Workplace Interiors and Technology to achieve business results.

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Article by Shawn Driscoll

DESIGNING YOUR SUCCESS ENVIRONMENT

“It is impossible to reach a future ideal goal if the present is not set up to support it”–Laura Berman Fortgang

Whether we realize it or not, the results we are getting in our lives today are fully supported by the environments in which we live and interact. Our environments are PERFECTLY DESIGNED to support the results we are currently getting. In order to change and sustain new results, we have to change our environmental support systems to be in alignment with this new way of being and doing.

Environments, as used here, are not just our external physical surroundings like our home or office, but also include our relationships, our personal frame of reference (internal thoughts, beliefs, ideas, etc..), our interests and activities. In order to fully attain our desired vision, we must examine how all of our environments can support and sustain the future we see for ourselves and then begin to make the changes necessary. The key here is that in order to get new results, we have to take a new approach. Just relying on willpower, self-discipline does not work because it only deals with one aspect of our environment–our inner thoughts. Without making changes in other areas, pressure to stay the same will outlast the will to change. Nearly every time.

Every goal has an environment to support it. Consider your goals and vision for your life. Get a clear picture in your mind of yourself with the results you want in your life. Now, think about what your environmental supports look like as you envision a different future. For example, if you are envisioning yourself as a healthy and fit person, consider what your physical environment looks like as this person (what things are present there? what is no longer present?), and your relationships (who are you interacting with? Who is supporting this new you?), what thoughts and feelings are you having?, what activities are you engaged in?. Once you start to go through the picture, it becomes clear that there is MUCH MORE to being a fit and healthy person than just having the willpower to eat right and exercise. You become a fit and healthy person by creating an environment that if FIT FOR a healthy, fit person. The same is true with any other goal or result you want to get, be it relationships, career, financial, etc…Design the right environment and the results you want will follow.

Now it’s your turn. Select a goal, personal vision, or result you are passionate about, but perhaps stuck on. Get a clear picture in your mind about what you are trying to achieve. Then, examine the Environment lists below. Consider what elements are already aligned to support your vision and which need to be re-aligned. Make note of your thoughts and observations:

1. What in your current environment will help you to attain your vision? [put a + next to the item]

2. What hinders you? What currently is a drain for you? [put a - next to the item]

3. How can you shift to create environments that inspire, rather than drain you?

4. What are the top 5 environmental supports will you need to sustain your success? [rank them]

PHYSICAL SPACES

__My Home__My Yard or Outdoor Spaces__My Office__My Car__My Neighborhood__My View__My Personal Space__My City, State

RELATIONSHIPS

__My special relationship__My friends__My colleagues__My neighbors__My children__My siblings

POSSESSIONS

__My Clothes__My furniture__My appliances__My work tools__My “toys”

WORK/CAREER

__My workload__My job content__My boss/leader__The culture, tone, atmosphere__Resources, tools and support__Clients, customers__My skills, abilities, knowledge

HEALTH/WELL BEING

__My body__My diet__My habits__My emotional life__My spiritual life__My pleasures, indulgences, joys

ACTIVITIES/INTERESTS

__Social__Leisure__Community service or volunteer__School__Sports/athletics or physical __creative expression__Talents & gifts

FRAME OF REFERENCE

__Beliefs__Emotions__Values__Thoughts__Knowledge__Experiences__Feelings

Whether we realize it or not, the results we are getting in our lives today are fully supported by the environments in which we live and interact. Our environments are PERFECTLY DESIGNED to support the results we are currently getting. In order to change and sustain new results, we have to change our environmental support systems to be in alignment with this new way of being and doing.This article may be reproduced, in its entirety, along with the following information:

Article by James Delrojo

The achievement of business success requires many skills. Amongst these are the skill sets to assess the business environment and to capitalize on, and risk manage, that environment.

The business environment includes the marketplace, yourself and your business partners, and any external factor that may positively or negatively affect the level of your business success.

Today we are going to look at three aspects of the environment; transformation, opportunities and obstacles, and two groups of environment handling strategies; consolidation strategies, and exit strategies.

1. The Amount Of Transformation Required To Reach Your Goal

Achieving any goal requires change. It is important when setting business goals to determine the amount of change required. If the change is great it may be better to break the goal down to sub-goals in order to make success more accessible.

Start with the question; why hasn’t the business already attained that goal? This will help determine exactly what needs to be changed as well as the amount of change needed.

It is important to determine how those changes can be accomplished in the current environment by looking at the opportunities and threats in the environment and the strengths and weakness within the business.

2. Opportunities, Strengths And Advantages

Every environment provides opportunities to those who develop the skill of seeing them. Every business has its own strengths and its own advantages over other businesses. The wise business manager can determine the best combination of these opportunities, strengths and advantages and then implement strategies to maximize profit at this point in the environment.

Even in the toughest times, when most businesses are in trouble, there are always some businesses that are prospering. If you develop the skills for assessing opportunities, strengths and advantages and the habit of acting on that assessment by taking appropriate goal directed action, then your business will always be one of those that are prospering.

3. Obstacles, Threats And Limitations

The environment always contains opportunities and it also always contains obstacles. Your business always has some limitations at any particular point in time and there are always threats to your success and profitability.

Since we know that these “problems” will always exist the wise business manager develops the skill of recognizing them early and develops and implements risk management strategies to guide the business through the difficulties while at the same time the business is focusing its efforts on profiting from the opportunities.

4. Consolidation Strategies

A business requires change in order to grow but constant change can be destabilizing. The wise business manager determines when it is appropriate to consolidate the gains made so that those gains become a strong foundation on which to build the next campaign of positive change.

A thorough understanding of the business environment can help determine the best point at which to consolidate and the best strategy to implement that consolidation.

5. Exit Strategies

No matter how skilled the manager is, or how well the environment is analyzed for opportunities, and threats, or how good the consolidation strategy may be, there is always the possiblity that things don’t go to plan.

For this reason there is a golden rule that needs to be followed in every campaign; never enter any business campaign without a predetermined exit strategy.

The best time to determine strategies for how to exit a campaign with the minimum of difficulty or loss is before the campaign starts. This is when you are calm and clear thinking. If you wait until things are going wrong and the pressure is at a peak you are far less likely to find the best solution.

That was a brief introduction to capitalizing on the business environment. Now it’s up to you to put aside some time to use these five points to help you look at the current environment for your business and determine how you can capitalize on that environment to increase your business success.

This article is number three in a series on the five elements of a successful business. If you wish to read the full set they are published on my blog at http://www.successblog.jamesdelrojo.com in the December 2006 postings.

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Article by Will Laughlin

“Least restrictive environment” is a term used in the special education world to describe the ideal setting for students requiring accommodations. This term, and related legislation, is designed to keep students with special needs in as normalized and “real” an environment as possible. The idea that learning and growth occur most powerfully in a real-world environment was somewhat radical when John Dewey proposed it over 100 years ago in his theory of experiential learning. But nowadays, most educators and mental health providers take this notion for granted.

The Vive! model is based on the idea that the least restrictive environment that a child can safely and successfully handle is the best environment for learning and growth. What we really mean by “least restrictive” is “most authentic.” That’s why Vive! works with teens and young adults exclusively in their real-world environment-i.e. in the context of their home, community and family. Until new social, coping, and self-management skills can be mastered in this environment, they are not likely to be sustained over time. Post-treatment relapse and recidivism rates tend to be extremely high, and Vive! believes that this is largely due to inadequate aftercare and transition support in the young person’s home environment.

Highly restrictive environments, such as those provided by residential treatment programs, hospitals, and therapeutic boarding schools, are often necessary for safe and effective crisis intervention. The changes achieved in these settings, however, can become quite fragile once the young person leaves. This is because those changes have occurred in an artificial setting, one in which certain environmental triggers and influences have been systematically removed. Once a young person leaves such an environment, their work must continue in the home setting in order to ensure that skills learned in treatment transfer to the real world. This kind of intensive, real-world aftercare ensures the highest probability of sustainable change.

So while it is often necessary to resort to more restrictive environments for the initial treatment of acute emotional, behavioral, and substance abuse problems, there is always a strong case to be made for continuing that therapeutic work in the young person’s natural environment. Young people whose emotional and behavioral issues have not escalated to a point yet requiring residential treatment can also greatly benefit from intensive work in their home and community. In general, then, the most authentic environment that a child can safely and successfully handle tends to be the best option for lasting change.

Article by Aaron Meredith

Many people who are building home based internet business and work from home never take the time to consider their work environment and the condition that it is in. Your work environment is very important as this is where you will either get important tasks done and meet with success or struggle to complete the essential tasks and meet with failure. There are some things you can do to set up your work area that make it much more conducive to you being productive and will allow you to ensure you get important tasks finished. When you are able to complete key important tasks in your business, you will have more success, it’s that simple.

First and foremost, you want to ensure that your work environment is comfortable. If you are working in an environment that is not comfortable, you are less likely to spend extended periods of time in that environment completing the tasks that need to get done. I personally enjoy my work environment and as a result of its comfort I have no problem spending hours on end in my office hammering out the work that needs to be done to grow my business. The more comfortable and the more you enjoy your environment, the more likely you will be to spend the time there working and getting everything done. This might not seem like a big deal but trust me it is. By increasing the level of comfort and actually enjoying my surrounding, my productivity increase by leaps and bounds.

You want your workspace to be set up in a location that allows in a lot of natural light. Just think about this, do you think you would be more successful working in a dark gloomy basement or in a room/office with nice large windows where you can let in plenty of air and light? Having decent amounts of natural light available in your work area will up your productivity by making your environment more enjoyable. If at all possible, set your office up where you can get some natural light.

As for the office area itself, you want to operate in a clean and organized environment. There are a couple of reasons for this. First by having a workspace that is clean and organized you feel more professional and more in control. This will increase your self-esteem and because of this you will do better work. By feeling professional and in control, you become professional and in control and subsequently act and perform in a manner consistent with those thoughts and feelings.

Second by having a neat and tidy work environment that is free of clutter, you can put one task in front of you and focus on in single-mindedly. By being organized and putting one and only one task in front of yourself at a time, you can work through that task fully before moving on to the next. This will make you more efficient and productive, allowing you to get more done. When you are able to accomplish more of the activities that are critical to your business, you will meet with more success.

Your work environment can have a serious impact on the level at which you achieve in your home based internet business. Take the time to evaluate your work environment and ensure that it’s set up in a way conducive to you being productive and successful. The more you can enjoy and feel comfortable in your work environment, and the more organized you can be, the greater will be your productivity and level of success.

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Article by Lorna Mclaren

The environment that surrounds your child matters. The early care of children has long-lasting effects on them and they are particularly sensitive to the atmosphere and their immediate surroundings. It is therefore important that the environment that children find themselves in has all the right ingredients to allow them to grow and to thrive.

The term environment includes everything that children are exposed to in terms of a lifestyle, such as opportunities for indoor and outdoor play, a healthy diet, the adults that surround the child, hazard-free surroundings and the amount of attention and support that they receive. Even before birth the environment that the pregnant mother finds herself in is important.

Children learn in a variety of different ways and adults who are active and are involved with the child and have an understanding of when to interact and when to step back are an essential part of the child’s environment.

Babies and young children need environments that are stimulating and yet safe, they need to be allowed to explore and discover their surrounds on their own yet remain safe and they need to be able to creatively express themselves within their environment.

The adults within the environment of the child need to be able to respect the child’s needs and listen when these needs are being expressed. This allows that child to feel valued and trustful of their needs being met. The environment should give the child confidence and a sense of belonging, they should feel protected but not over restricted and they should be able to learn how to make healthy lifestyle choices such as what to eat and when to put on a coat.

When a child becomes part of your family you will almost automatically and unconsciously alter the environment to become child friendly and your parental instincts will subtly change your behaviour to accommodate the growing needs of your child. Imagine you are the parent of a two-year-old explorer. One of the first things you will almost certainly do is to place a stair gate at the bottom and perhaps at the top of your stairs. You will instinctively know that the stairs represent a hazard and should only be climbed with supervision. This is you altering your environment to suit the needs of your child.

The way you speak with your child is an important part of the environment you are providing as, even for very young babies, the tone of your voice has great meaning for them. Calm, even tones will be soothing and may result in a confident and even tempered two-year-old whereas a baby exposed to a lot of shouting may be a nervous toddler.

As you can see the surroundings and those adults in it have a great deal of influence over the very young. In order to have confident and happy children who feel valued and have developed a positive sense of self it is important that the environment in which they live is one likely to foster effective and confident development.

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Article by Kendall SummerHawk

One of the Million Dollar strategies that’s helped me experience rapid growth in my business is to make certain that my environment supports my success. What I’m talking about goes beyond cleaning out your desk drawer and simply hanging a crystal from your ceiling fan string.

Here’s what I mean: your environment stirs in you key thoughts, that then turn into strong emotions. Those emotions power your actions, which leads to you getting the results you desire.

So, for example, negative thoughts of doubt or disbelief lead to weak actions, that don’t have the confidence or faith in them to support achieving anything really measurable.

Which is why NOW is the perfect time to take my quick assessment and see which areas of your environment may need a little attention!

There are 6 types of environments that support a 7-figure business and marketing success.

In this article I’m sharing the first three types of environments (with my tried-and-true personal tips) so that you too, can transform each area of your environment, helping you focus on higher payoff marketing and attracting new, more exciting and lucrative opportunities, mo-ney and free-dom in your business. This is Part I of a 2-part article.

Million Dollar Business Tip #1 Your “Inner” Environment

Great athletes know that their body is their temple so they take extraordinary care of it. The same is true for you! The better you feel physically, the more energy you have to focus on your life’s work. Plus, when you know you are eating well, sleeping peacefully and honoring your health you feel confident and powerful. My recommendation? Choose one area of your inner health to support, then make a specific commitment to an action you’ll take!

How will your Inner Environment support creating a 6 or 7-figure business?

When you feel rested, relaxed and confident you feel a greater connection to Divine, Source energy and THAT is where your next big idea will come from!

Million Dollar Business Tip #2 Your “Outer” Environment

Think just because you work from home it doesn’t matter if you stay in sweats and a stretched out t-shirt? Yes, it does! What you wear has enormous influence on how you feel about yourself, which of course, influences your decisions and actions.

You don’t have to “get dressed up” every day, but I DO recommend putting on earrings, fixing your hair and wearing an outfit you wouldn’t be embarrassed to have a client see you in. Trust me, you’ll take yourself more seriously which will show up in how much money you believe you deserve to make!

How will your Outer Environment support creating a 6 or 7-figure business?

Feeling like you deserve to make more is a big obstacle for a lot of soul-preneurs. If you’re resisting buying nice clothes just to work in then I can guarantee you’re not making as much as you could.

Here’s a way you can instantly uplevel your ability to see yourself as a 6 or 7-figure business owner: how much do you normally spend on a blouse and where do you normally shop? This week, go to a store that is twice as nice as where you normally buy clothes (a boutique is even better!) and buy yourself a new piece of clothing that is at least TWICE what you would normally spend.

Before you protest and tell me you can’t, let me share with you that this one simple exercise will do more than you realize to trigger hidden beliefs about worthiness, and will help boost your sense of deserving, and support you in breaking through mo-ney barriers. Try it and you’ll see what I mean.

Besides, you can’t raise your fees or market high-level programs unless you believe in their value, which means you must first raise your OWN sense of value that who you are and what you offer is worth it.

Million Dollar Business Tip #3 Your “Living” Environment

Is your office space beautiful, clean and free of clutter? Do you have paintings, posters or pieces of art that inspire your creativity? Or are you surrounded by stacks of magazines, books sitting every-which-way on a crowded bookcase, knickknacks that have run amuck and too much plastic?

My office (and my entire home!) is ONLY filled with beautiful things. Yes, even my pen holder is pretty! Beautiful objects sing to our soul and inspire a feeling of luxury in us, which in turn inspires our sense of deserving to have greater wealth and abundance in our life.

So, get out the recycling box and start tossing everything into it that isn’t beautiful. Don’t wait until you find something to replace it (that will take too long!). You’ll be tempted to tell yourself stories as you get rid of these things. Ignore them. They only represent the “old” you and you only want items in your living and work space that speak to the new, 6 or 7-figure you!

Now go out and buy yourself something gorgeous that makes you completely happy to look at.

How will your Living Environment support creating a 6 or 7-figure business?

Breaking into a new 1ncome level means you must think, act and believe in new ways, that you never have before. Your living environment represents these thoughts and beliefs. So it’s crucial that your surroundings set the stage for the higher level programs you want to offer, and the higher end clients you want to attract. Remember, more affluent clients expect a certain level of quality. That sense of quality isn’t just in your outer presentation but also comes from your INNER confidence that you are worth every penny (and more!) of what you charge.

So, what’s on MY desk? Three artist made glass hearts, and a hand crafted miniature shoe, modeled after one from the Queen’s court in the 1700′s, made out of heavy weight, jewelry metal and hand painted. I spent a ridiculous amount of money on such a little object but every time I look at it, I feel pampered and luxurious.

In the next article, I’ll share my personal tips on the remaining three environments that directly impact your ability to create a highly successful 6 and 7-figure business. I think you’ll be surprised at what they are so be sure to read them right away, okay?

Article by Daniel Todman

A healthy environment leads to a healthy life. Healing environment is a term used by medical experts to refer to the physical setting of a medical facility that supports patients and their families in coping up with the stress factors of hospitalization. Neuroscience and environmental psychology supports the concept that psychologically supportive environment helps patients recover more quickly.

Healing environment is one of the current demands on healthcare construction. Green decorating is considered to promote a healing environment because of its natural being. Healing environments were once known as “hospitality healthcare design” way back in the 80s. These are environments that possess the quality of a restorative and conducive setting for physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual healing, as well as its aesthetic quality.

Medical research shows that spacious areas and green decorations have nurturing and therapeutic effects which help reduce stress. Patients exposed to nature are more likely to recover faster when personally and directly put in natural environment while undergoing treatment.

This is the reason why medical centers have high demands for healthcare construction services. Chicago healthcare construction firms are only few of those healthcare developers who understand the advocacy of promoting healing environments among hospitals. The primary goal of this campaign is to transform ineffective health care settings to more effective ones. It is to this purpose that healthcare construction companies all over the world must understand the health effects of healing environments.

Advocating healing environments should be one of the top priorities of hospital construction companies. Chicago, along with other major cities, is getting more concerned about health and wellness, leading the quest to create healing environments through creative use of evidence-based design. This type of constructing healthcare buildings demands agreement on the part of the contractor, the hospital owner and the medical experts’ point of view.

To be one of the most effective healthcare developers, Chicago healthcare construction company managers must know how to incorporate the healing environment program into every healthcare construction project they deliver. It is also evident that a healthcare construction company relies on its professional staff that meets the demands of the any projects at hand. With experienced healthcare construction professionals, clients are assured of cost-effective, high quality results without putting people’s general health at risk.

Article by Daniel Todman

A healthy environment leads to a healthy life. Healing environment is a term used by medical experts to refer to the physical setting of a medical facility that supports patients and their families in coping up with the stress factors of hospitalization. Neuroscience and environmental psychology supports the concept that psychologically supportive environment helps patients recover more quickly.

Healing environment is one of the current demands on healthcare construction. Green decorating is considered to promote a healing environment because of its natural being. Healing environments were once known as “hospitality healthcare design” way back in the 80s. These are environments that possess the quality of a restorative and conducive setting for physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual healing, as well as its aesthetic quality.

Medical research shows that spacious areas and green decorations have nurturing and therapeutic effects which help reduce stress. Patients exposed to nature are more likely to recover faster when personally and directly put in natural environment while undergoing treatment.

This is the reason why medical centers have high demands for healthcare construction services. Chicago healthcare construction firms are only few of those healthcare developers who understand the advocacy of promoting healing environments among hospitals. The primary goal of this campaign is to transform ineffective health care settings to more effective ones. It is to this purpose that healthcare construction companies all over the world must understand the health effects of healing environments.

Advocating healing environments should be one of the top priorities of hospital construction companies. Chicago, along with other major cities, is getting more concerned about health and wellness, leading the quest to create healing environments through creative use of evidence-based design. This type of constructing healthcare buildings demands agreement on the part of the contractor, the hospital owner and the medical experts’ point of view.

To be one of the most effective healthcare developers, Chicago healthcare construction company managers must know how to incorporate the healing environment program into every healthcare construction project they deliver. It is also evident that a healthcare construction company relies on its professional staff that meets the demands of the any projects at hand. With experienced healthcare construction professionals, clients are assured of cost-effective, high quality results without putting people’s general health at risk.

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Article by William Jordan

Since writing “Who will Bail out the Hood” and “Chilling Facts about the American Black Male” and not providing a solution or a key to changing the status quo writing seem useless. I once heard “If you are not part of the solution you are part of the problem” and some question the idea of being negative. People are not to concern with negativity and the positive faith fill world we reside in.(Really) So being men of faith why not go to God for the answer wish that was what happen but it’s not, yes the answer came from God but not because it was sought out it was a lesson. While warming the car for my wife most mornings and observing through the day the daily actives of my neighborhood and wishing it could change. As result of the past, we live and what could only be call the ghetto (hood) and seeing the negative effects of the environment on the young and old. There was a young lady who became noticeable because she left for school at five in the morning she was alone and not running and a group the first thought was how dangerous then the vision came she wants out. That’s when the word of God came to mind that God was the first to teach the danger of environment and it affects on mankind.Social environment has been proven to have an effect on living and the choices we make as individuals simply put your social surrounding help form your moral character. The lessons that follow are God’s teaching or decisions on separating from bad environments either by living Godly in the mist of bad social environments or separation.God’s Lessons on the Social EnvironmentLesson One: Enoch, “And Enoch walked with God and he was not for God took him” (Genesis, 5, 24) this is a lesson on being different when surrounded by evil, regardless of his environment he lived for God. Lesson Two: Inheritance, Noah Enoch’s great grandson found favor with God and was commission to build the ark ” And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh has come before me the earth is filled with violence through them, behold I will destroy them with the earth. Make thee an ark of gopher wood; rooms shall thou make in the ark, (Genesis, 6, 13, 14) that save mankind from extension. Lesson Three: Abram, Man’s lost of dominion continues the rain of evil because of man’s desire to be Gods rather than serve their creator leads to another call of separation. God calls Abram “Now the Lord had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy father’s house, unto a land that I will shew thee.” (Genesis, 12, 10) As the story goes Abram took Lot with him and Lot chose to live and Sodom. Sodom was a wicked city that would soon suffer destruction because of the evil that was present there. “And it came to pass, when God destroyed the cities of the plain, that God remembered Abraham and sent Lot out of the midst of the overthrow, when he overthrew the cities in which Lot dwelt. It was too late for Lot’s daughters they had been influence by living and Sodom.Jesus Teaching on Social EnvironmentThe Parable of the Sower: This is a great example of the effects of social environment.” And he spoke many things unto them in parables saying, And behold a sower went forth to sow; and when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side; and the fowls came and devoured them up: Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth; and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth.”These are just two of my examples of environment and the affect it has on life and living moral or according to God’s way. In the beginning of this article there was a statement about solutions being a recovering drug addict the word God has taken on new meaning because having a God with whom a relationship can be formed has made the different and having a new life or not having one. This has been my solution and it has work for millions, two of physiology greatest minds William James and Carl Jung has suggested this as a way to change the impossible life. Dr. Jung had this to say to a patience name Roland H.” When Roland H. had asked Jung if there was any hope for him Jung “told him that there might be, provided he could become the subject of a spiritual or religious experience” this Roland H did and the rest is history because upon this foundation the Twelve Steps where form which has influence many to make changes that revolutionize their lives most have taken a third step in which they turn their life over to God.The Bible is full of the effects of environment on society and social choices even if you are not Christian the lessons are a study in environment and choices to live a moral or immoral life. Even men who claim to have no belief have found God and seen their lives change. Change lives are the key to changing the social environment of a neighborhood or a cultural. This article will have a part Two:

I made this for my Population and Environment class, Fall 2006, University of Oregon, Geography Department. Leave a comment, I’d like to know what people think.

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