Friday, July 14, 2006
What does it mean to you?
There is a hierarchy of needs
There five things that you have to have in life to be complete.
The Self-Actualization Needs: Self-Fulfillment
Personal Needs: Status, Respect, Prestige.
Social Needs: Friendship, Belonging, Love.
Safety Needs: Freedom from Harm, Financial Security.
Physiological Needs: Food, Water, Sex, Oxygen.
ok...
from the bottom...
physiological needs: the important ones? That means, you must eat, drink, breathe and have sex! So no sleeping in a box alone forever. Got it. I think I need to work on one of those.
Safety needs: um... Financially... I need to start saving for the future or as a retiree I will have problems with 2 of the previously mentioned needs. And from harm... I feel much safer in my new digs! I believe this one includes a home, or safe haven of sorts too... Once again.. Not a box outside, exposed to the elements. There must be a feeling of security and safety there... So on this one, right now at least, I am good.
Social needs: This one is the easiest for me... I have great friends, I like them and I know that at least a couple of them love me. Love... I have the love of my family - I just choose not to visit them!!! (this week)
Personal needs: your position or rank, I assume that means freedom or lack of incarceration and therefore freedom within society... (which I have) Respect - of self and others around you (I hope so, but I like me, so does that count?) And Prestige? The power to impress or influence... That doesn't sound like me, yet, I seem to be the one people come to for advice, so I assume it applies.
Self-Actualization needs: awareness of one, and the ability to take care of your own needs above and beyond the basics.
I remember in high school when we first learned of this... The comparison to the stone age family and the family of today.
Basic needs were a dry cave, lots of prey (good hunting), and fresh water supply - close to the watering hole. The list goes on...
But today, the things we list as important are so different. Must have's cell, internet, iPod, bed and somewhere to put it, transportation...
I found it fascinating in high school, I am still slightly intrigued.
So I looked at my life.
Then I looked around.
And I realized that someone I know is not having their needs met.
Sure... On the outside, there is the food, water, oxygen, freedom from harm... Friendship ...
but the proper food (diet) and sense of belonging and love. Respect and status are all missing.
The sense of security in the home isn't there either.
And to help, means giving up many of my own "needs".
How do you help someone when you've just gotten the hang of helping yourself?
It's been a long day.
It's been a long post.
Sometimes that's the way it goes.
There five things that you have to have in life to be complete.
The Self-Actualization Needs: Self-Fulfillment
Personal Needs: Status, Respect, Prestige.
Social Needs: Friendship, Belonging, Love.
Safety Needs: Freedom from Harm, Financial Security.
Physiological Needs: Food, Water, Sex, Oxygen.
ok...
from the bottom...
physiological needs: the important ones? That means, you must eat, drink, breathe and have sex! So no sleeping in a box alone forever. Got it. I think I need to work on one of those.
Safety needs: um... Financially... I need to start saving for the future or as a retiree I will have problems with 2 of the previously mentioned needs. And from harm... I feel much safer in my new digs! I believe this one includes a home, or safe haven of sorts too... Once again.. Not a box outside, exposed to the elements. There must be a feeling of security and safety there... So on this one, right now at least, I am good.
Social needs: This one is the easiest for me... I have great friends, I like them and I know that at least a couple of them love me. Love... I have the love of my family - I just choose not to visit them!!! (this week)
Personal needs: your position or rank, I assume that means freedom or lack of incarceration and therefore freedom within society... (which I have) Respect - of self and others around you (I hope so, but I like me, so does that count?) And Prestige? The power to impress or influence... That doesn't sound like me, yet, I seem to be the one people come to for advice, so I assume it applies.
Self-Actualization needs: awareness of one, and the ability to take care of your own needs above and beyond the basics.
I remember in high school when we first learned of this... The comparison to the stone age family and the family of today.
Basic needs were a dry cave, lots of prey (good hunting), and fresh water supply - close to the watering hole. The list goes on...
But today, the things we list as important are so different. Must have's cell, internet, iPod, bed and somewhere to put it, transportation...
I found it fascinating in high school, I am still slightly intrigued.
So I looked at my life.
Then I looked around.
And I realized that someone I know is not having their needs met.
Sure... On the outside, there is the food, water, oxygen, freedom from harm... Friendship ...
but the proper food (diet) and sense of belonging and love. Respect and status are all missing.
The sense of security in the home isn't there either.
And to help, means giving up many of my own "needs".
How do you help someone when you've just gotten the hang of helping yourself?
It's been a long day.
It's been a long post.
Sometimes that's the way it goes.
Dragonfly 7/14/2006 11:36:00 PM