From the silm® perspective wellbeing is about balance within and in the World. Within, human beings are complex. We have many different capacities and abilities. As we grow and develop in our personal World we develop different coping mechanisms and skills. These will vary from person to person depending on each indivdual's situation. Underlying coping mechanisms and skills there are specific physical and mental processes common to most people. The silm® modes capture these basic processes. However, differences can arise for genetic and experiential reasons. For example, some people may be more the logical thinking type, others perhaps more the feeling type. In making decisions one will weigh things up carefully and the other may just trust gut feeling. On another level, our experience in the World is more arbitrary. Human beings create many different kinds of worlds. From financial to fashion, from education to extreme sport. The particular demands of the worlds in which we move will draw on our intrinsic abilities and capabilities as we develop the required skills and coping mechanisms. Ideally we will use our natural ability and learned skills to move effortlessly in and out of the different worlds we inhabit. When this all flows naturally and successfully we may feel a sense of wellbeing. At other times it may not be going quite so well and we may need to stop and take a look at things and ponder a while. Or perhaps, from a developmental perspective, you may wish to learn more Whatever your reasons, the aim of this website is to introduce you to some of the ideas that different people have had about people and the worlds in which they live. The silm® model can help you pull these different ideas together, and relate them to your personal situation, with wellbeing in mind. Good luck! Back to Top