nguJessie Neumann, i-TOF Marketing Intern

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Ngibe nenjabulo enkulu yokuhambela iNgqungquthela ye-5 yaminyaka yonke ye-Blue Mind kuloMsombuluko odlule, edidiyelwe u-Wallace J. Nichols, umphathi wethu wephrojekthi ye-TOF ye-LivBlue Angels. Kulo mcimbi bekunenqwaba yezikhulumi ezihlukene, kusukela komakadebona kuya kusazi sezinzwa kuya kumsubathi imbala. Isikhulumi ngasinye sikhulume ngolwazi lwaso ngamanzi kwilensi entsha neqabulayo.

Isimo saba khona kusukela ekuqaleni njengoba sonke samukela imabula eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka ka-J, esikhumbuza ukuthi sonke sisemhlabeni onamanzi. Kwase kudingeke ukuthi sishintshisane ngemabula yethu kanye nolwazi lwethu lwamanzi olukhumbuleka kakhulu, nolomuntu esingamazi. Ngenxa yalokho, umcimbi uqale ngenhlokomo eyaqhubeka kuwo wonke umcimbi. UDanni Washington, umsunguli we-The Big Blue and You - ugqozi lobuciko lokongiwa kolwandle, wamukele izethameli futhi wasinika izinto ezintathu okufanele sizicabangele kuyo yonke ingqungquthela: sidinga ukuphenyisisa indaba ekhona yolwandle siyise komunye ngomyalezo omuhle lapho ukwabelana ngalokho esikuthandayo ngamanzi, sidinga ukukhuthaza abanye kunoma yini esiyenzayo, futhi sidinga ukuba isimemo emanzini.
 
Le ngqungquthela yahlukaniswa yaba amaphaneli angu-4 ahlukene: Indaba Entsha Yamanzi, Isayensi Yokuba uwedwa, Ukulala Ngokujulile, kanye Nokucwiliswa emanzini. Iphaneli ngayinye ifake izipikha ezimbili kuya kwezintathu ezivela kuma-sphere ahlukahlukene kanye nesazi sezinzwa ukuze sibe ihange.  

Indaba Entsha Yamanzi - phenya indaba yolwandle ukuze ibe nomthelela omkhulu omuhle esingaba nawo

Isazi sezinzwa u-Layne Kalbfleisch waqala ukuzama ukuchaza ukuhlobana phakathi kokuthi amanzi abukeka kanjani, ukuthi azwakala kanjani nokuthi sibhekana kanjani nawo. Walandelwa uHarvey Welch, umongameli weCarbondale Park Board. U-Harvey “wayeyindoda enesu elikhulu” lokusungula ichibi lomphakathi edolobheni eliseningizimu ye-Illinois, indawo lapho ama-Afrika aseMelika njengaye ayevame ukuvinjelwa kuwo wonke amachibi omphakathi. ukuqeda iphaneli uStiv Wilson usitshele "Indaba Yezinto." Wasazisa ngenani elikhulu lezinto ezisolwandle, kusukela kumapulasitiki kuya ezintweni ezingcolisayo. Naye ufuna ukushintsha indaba yolwandle ibe ngathi, ngoba size sikuqonde kahle ukuncika kwethu emanzini, ngeke senze konke esingakwenza ukuwavikela. Usigqugquzele ukuthi senze okuthile, futhi sisuke ikakhulukazi emcabangweni wamaqhawe olwandle ngamanye futhi siqhubekele phambili ekusebenzeni ngokubambisana. Ubonile ukuthi abantu abaningi ababoni isidingo sokuthatha isinyathelo uma iqhawe lithi linawo wonke amandla okwenza ushintsho.  

Isayensi Yokuba Sodwa - amandla amanzi okusisiza ukuba sizuze ukuba sodwa

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UTim Wilson, uprofesa eNyuvesi yaseVirginia wenze ucwaningo lweminyaka eminingi ngengqondo yomuntu kanye nekhono layo noma ukungakwazi “ukucabanga nje.” Iningi labantu linobunzima bokucabanga nje, futhi u-Tim uhlongoze ukuthi acabange ukuthi i-waterscape ingaba yisihluthulelo sokuthi abantu bathathe isikhashana ukucabanga nje. Ucabanga ukuthi amanzi avumela abantu ukuba babe nokugeleza okungcono kwemicabango. Umshisekeli ochwepheshile kanye no-MC womcimbi, u-Matt McFayden, ukhulume ngohambo lwakhe oludlulele oluya emaphethelweni womabili oMhlaba: i-Antarctica kanye neNorth Pole. Wamangala lapho esithola ukuthi naphezu kwezimo ezinzima kanye namava aseduze nokufa waqhubeka ethola ukuba yedwa nokuthula emanzini. Leli phaneli laphetha ngokuthi, u-Jamie Reaser, umhlahlandlela wasehlane oneziqu ze-Ph.D. kusuka eStanford owasibekela inselelo yokuthi sidlulisele ubuhlanya bethu bangaphakathi. Ngokuphindaphindiwe uye wathola ukuthi kulula ukuthola ukuba yedwa endaweni engokwemvelo futhi wasishiya nombuzo: Ingabe sibhalwe ngekhodi ukuze sibe seduze kwamanzi ukuze siphile?

Ngemva kwesidlo sasemini kanye neseshini ye-yoga emfushane sethulwa ku-Blue Mind Alumni, abantu abafunde incwadi ka-J, Ingqondo Eluhlaza, futhi bathatha isinyathelo emiphakathini yabo ukusabalalisa igama mayelana namanzi nge-midset eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka.

I-Blue Mind Alumni - Ingqondo Eluhlaza esenzweni 

Phakathi naleli phaneli uBruckner Chase, umsubathi nomsunguli weBlue Journey, wagcizelela isidingo sokwenza okuthile. Umsebenzi wakhe wokuphila uwukwenza ukuthi amanzi afinyeleleke kubantu bayo yonke iminyaka namakhono. Ulwela ukuthola izindlela zokufaka abantu emanzini futhi uthole ukuthi uma abantu abaningi beqala emanzini abakwazi ukuphuma. I-Chase ikwazisa ulwazi lomuntu siqu abantu abangaba nalo emanzini futhi ucabanga ukuthi kwenza indlela yokuxhumana okujulile nomuzwa wokuvikelwa kolwandle. U-Lizzi Larbalestier, owasuka kude ne-England, usixoxele indaba yakhe kusukela ekuqaleni kuze kufike lapho ethemba ukuthi izofika khona esikhathini esizayo. Ufunde incwadi ka-J futhi wanikeza izethameli isibonelo somuntu ovamile ongasebenzisa lo mlayezo. Ugcizelele ngokuhlangenwe nakho kwakhe ukuthi akudingeki ukuthi umuntu abe yizifundiswa ukuze abe nobudlelwano namanzi futhi akhuthaze nabanye ukuba nabo. Ekugcineni, u-Marcus Eriksen wakhuluma ngohambo lwakhe lokuzungeza umhlaba ukuyofunda ama-gyres ayi-5, ama-patches kadoti ayi-5, olwandle kanye nentuthu yepulasitiki manje esingayenza imephu yesayensi.

Ukulala Ngokujulile - imiphumela yamanzi yokwelapha nangokwengqondo

Owayekade eyi-Marine Bobby Lane wasithatha ohambweni lwakhe olunzima enqamula ukulwa e-Iraq, i-PTSD eyeqisayo neyathatha isikhathi eside, imicabango yokuzibulala, futhi ekugcineni ukuthi amanzi amsindise kanjani. Ngemva kokuntweza igagasi lakhe lokuqala uBobby wezwa umuzwa wokuthula omkhulu futhi wathola ubuthongo obuhle kakhulu eminyakeni edlule. Walandelwa uJustin Feinstein, isazi sezinzwa owasichazela ngesayensi yokuntanta kanye namandla ako okuphulukisa ezokwelapha nengqondo. Lapho intanta, ingqondo iyakhululeka ekudonseni okunamandla futhi izinzwa eziningi zivame ukuncipha noma ukucisha. Ubona ukuntanta njengohlobo lwenkinobho yokusetha kabusha. UFeinstein ufuna ukuqhubeka nocwaningo lwakhe ukuze ahlole ukuthi ukuntanta kungazisiza yini iziguli zasemtholampilo, okuhlanganisa lezo ezinokukhathazeka kanye ne-PTSD.

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Ukucwiliswa emanzini - imiphumela yamanzi ajulile 

ukuqala leli phaneli, uBruce Becker, isazi sokusebenza kwengqondo sasemanzini, wasibuza ukuthi kungani ngemva kosuku olude olunzima sibona ukugeza nokungena emanzini njengendlela enokwethenjelwa yokuphumula. Usebenzela ukuqonda leso sikhathi lapho singena kubhavu futhi ubuchopho bethu buthatha umoya ojulile. Wasifundisa ukuthi amanzi anemiphumela ebalulekile yokuhamba kwegazi, futhi wasishiya nenkulumo ehehayo ethi “ubuchopho obunempilo buwubuchopho obumanzi.” Okulandelayo, uJames Nestor, umbhali we Deep, usibonise amakhono okudlala emanzini abantu abangaba nawo uma kuziwa ekutshuzeni ngokukhululekile ekujuleni okwedlulele. Thina bantu sinekhono eliyisimanga lokuhlala emanzini abaningi bethu abangazami ngisho nokulifinyelela. Ukutshuza kwamahhala kungenye yezindlela ezisebenza kahle kakhulu zokufunda izilwane ezincelisayo zasolwandle eduze kunanoma ubani. Ukuqeda iseshini yephaneli, u-Anne Doubilet, natgeo umthwebuli wezithombe, wabelane ngezithombe zakhe ezikhazimulayo zazo zonke izingxenye zolwandle kusukela eqhweni kuye kumakhorali. Isethulo sakhe sobuciko siqhathanise izwe elinesiphithiphithi lamakhorali nalelo lasekhaya eliseManhattan. Waletha idolobha e-Blue Urbanism, njengoba ehlala ehamba phambili naphambili phakathi kwasemadolobheni nasendle. Usinxusa ukuba senze okuthile futhi sithathe isinyathelo ngokushesha ngoba kakade ekuphileni kwakhe usebone ukuwohloka okukhulu kwamakhorali.

Uwonke umcimbi ubumangalisa, njengoba ubunikeze ilensi eyingqayizivele esingabuka ngayo izinkinga zamanje esinazo nolwandle. Lolu suku lwalugcwele izindaba eziyingqayizivele nemibuzo eshukumisa ingqondo. Kusinikeze izinyathelo ezibambekayo okufanele sizithathe, futhi kusikhuthaze ukuthi ngisho nezenzo ezincane zingadala ukugeleza okukhulu. U-J ukhuthaza wonke umuntu ukuthi abe nobudlelwano bakhe bezengqondo namanzi futhi babelane ngawo. Sonke sahlanganiswa ngu-J kanye nomyalezo wencwadi yakhe. Wonke umuntu wabelana ngolwazi lwakhe siqu ngamanzi, indaba yakhe siqu. Ngiyakukhuthaza ukuthi wabelane ngeyakho.