Needs, Needs, We All Have Needs

 

“Go internal to find the eternal.”  Sargent Shriver

 

All of us are searching for the spiritual qualities of meaning, significance, and purpose.  We use tangible things as a way of determining that we have found these illusive intangibles. But you cannot compare apples to oranges. They are alike – both fruit - but are not the same – succulent and acidic.    

 

We are spiritual beings on a human journey. The limitations, demands and perceptions of this human life often cause us to lose sight of just how spiritual we are. 

 

So who are you? We are the columniations of generations past that came together into one tiny embryo to make you, you. Certain needs have been encoded into us. Among those is the need to survive; to live and keep on living. This is the need for food, air, light, water, shelter, protection, exercise and other things that keep us alive and healthy. It is done by obeying the rules of the road and staying safe.

 

We also have psychological needs, not just to survive but also to thrive. They include:

 

Love and Belonging: This is the need to fit in and to get along well with others, especially the people important to you. This is done through family, friends, cooperation, and involvement, caring and connecting.

 

Purpose: This is the need to feel important and to be appreciated for what we do. It is done through confidence in who you are, using your gifts and talents to benefit mankind,  being heard and understood, accomplishments, service and in giving and receiving of respect.

 

Enjoyment:  This is the need to laugh and be happy. This is done through learning, relaxing, appreciating and looking for the good in all situations. Being entertained plays a small part in enjoying life.

 

Freedom: This is the need to make your own decisions and to feel good about the outcome. It is done by thinking things through and making a wise decision.

 

Spiritual: This is the need for a connection with others-past and present - and with a higher power. It is that something that makes your heart soar. This is done through meditation, worship and in finding meaning and purpose in life.

 

And it is okay to have those needs met.  Only sometimes they are pacified - not genuinely met – in ways that are detrimental to us physically as well as spiritually. The spiritual part of life is what makes the material part of life take on meaning. Go internal to find the answer to that riddle; it’s there. 

 

Need a Life Coach?  Contact Mona at 254-749-6594 or mona@monadunkin.com   

 

May your spirituality bloom and grow.