Wednesday, July 09, 2003

Well .......................
well clammy day in London town ...... for all you out of townies ..... Joan was the one under the knife today and me trying to be supportive. All went well thanx.

I did go and meet some bhp's. We talked about Maslow and his heir-achy of needs theory. Just a theory but I like it and it makes sense to me in the process of human development. As a mind jog, he says that we develop along a line which is pretty predictable.
1 basic human needs must be met first. Food, shelter, clothing.
2 Security is next. Safety is vital before the next phase.
3 Belonging, community, the area the ymca works so much on.
4 Esteem, feeling ok about self
5 To know, knowledge, to seek to learn.
6 Art, beauty and contribution to all of that.
7 Self-actualized, the spiritual, the wholistic .......complete.

Most of the people sharing together said they moved between 2 & 3 which says much about the ymca community. The struggle is with the next step. Value of self. Self esteem. Confidence...............
That is why I do my group work, to help build this self esteem and it is a major issue for individuals who have stumbled badly in life and feel there is a mountain to climb. And they don't have the climbing gear!
It was great. I was buzzin' from the experience and the comments made.

Life has such wonder

I'm off ...............................b beautiful.............................bhp



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