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Some food banks are picky too. Some won't take perishables. I grow a lot more vegetables than I'm going to need just in case I have crop failure. The food banks here will not take the extra but there's a church right down the street that will come and get them.They really don't need to, I worked at a food bank at church, some were very picky.Oh I bet there are systems in place for that. I didn't think of the healthcare aspect, but every city has food banks and sheltersBut why do we worry? Even the homeless have basic needs met in the US
No. Still lots of hungry people without shelter or basic healthcare. An emergency room will sew you up if you're bleeding, but they won't do anything for a diabetic.
Yes, and most are underfunded, and not able to meet the needs of the area they serve. Call your local food bank and ask them if they have everything they need. I'll bet they don't say yes. Lots of people go without the basic needs of life.
I've always been grateful too. We don't choose our parents or DNA. I could have been born into bad stock but instead I was fortunate to be born extraordinarily gifted, both intellectually and physically. Born into a family of champions. And I recognize that it is just good luck that has made my life so much easier than other people's lives. And it is simply good luck to be born in a land of such plentiful opportunity. I was truly blessed the moment I was conceived.I'm not ambitious and I'm ok with that. Would not say I am or am not self actualized, but I do know I love few, like most, and I enjoy my life, even my darkest hours I was grateful.
New fangled bullshit for secure people who need to find a reason for their success?It means practically the opposite of what you said.Self actualization. WTF does that even mean? New fangled bullshit for insecure people who need to find an excuse for their failings?
I don't think we can. For example a married woman in an abusive relationship may consider that a meaningful and deep one. For her meaningful and deep is a slap in the face when she is being a bad girl. To establish if someone meets those critera we'll need a panel of experts and an observation period for at least 6 months .A person's views on whether they are self-actualised is limited by their own frame of reference.
So if you are 20 and high most of the time, you would probably say you are and you won't be a slave of the capitalist world. But older folks (I'm 47) will laugh in your face and tell you to get a job.
My point is, you can't tell because your mind is limited in its awareness.
You'll never be self actualised until the moment of your death when you realise it is all over (or not).you can't tell because your mind is limited in its awareness.
Given the general criteria for self-actualization...
...I think each of us can discern for ourselves whether we are self-actualized. Whether one is going to tell others is a different matter. I think it safe to say that many others are more than willing to tell one whether they think one is self-actualized. LOL Based on what I wrote in post 51, that I might be able to form an opinion on whether certain other individuals could be self-actualized, for very few individuals am I informed enough about them to have a credible stance on whether they are self-actualized.
- Accept themselves and others.
- Maintain deep and meaningful relationships.
- Can exist autonomously.
- Have a sense of humor, particularly an ability to find humor in their own mistakes.
- Accurately perceive reality, both as it pertains to the self and others.
- Have a sense of purpose and perform regular tasks geared toward that purpose.
- Experience frequent moments of profound happiness (what Maslow called “peak experiences”).
- Demonstrate empathy and compassion for others.
- Have an ongoing appreciation of the goodness of life.
A person's views on whether they are self-actualised is limited by their own frame of reference.
So if you are 20 and high most of the time, you would probably say you are and you won't be a slave of the capitalist world. But older folks (I'm 47) will laugh in your face and tell you to get a job.
My point is, you can't tell because your mind is limited in its awareness.
You'll never be self actualised until the moment of your death when you realise it is all over (or not).you can't tell because your mind is limited in its awareness.
Given the general criteria for self-actualization...
...I think each of us can discern for ourselves whether we are self-actualized. Whether one is going to tell others is a different matter. I think it safe to say that many others are more than willing to tell one whether they think one is self-actualized. LOL Based on what I wrote in post 51, that I might be able to form an opinion on whether certain other individuals could be self-actualized, for very few individuals am I informed enough about them to have a credible stance on whether they are self-actualized.
- Accept themselves and others.
- Maintain deep and meaningful relationships.
- Can exist autonomously.
- Have a sense of humor, particularly an ability to find humor in their own mistakes.
- Accurately perceive reality, both as it pertains to the self and others.
- Have a sense of purpose and perform regular tasks geared toward that purpose.
- Experience frequent moments of profound happiness (what Maslow called “peak experiences”).
- Demonstrate empathy and compassion for others.
- Have an ongoing appreciation of the goodness of life.
I don't think we can. For example a married woman in an abusive relationship may consider that a meaningful and deep one. For her meaningful and deep is a slap in the face when she is being a bad girl. To establish if someone meets those critera we'll need a panel of experts and an observation period for at least 6 months .
Self actualization?
I admit. I had to look it up to be sure what it is.
In as much as self actualization is "is a state (of being) in which people are at their very best."
I have to say I have never been "self actualized" and I highly doubt that anyone else ever is, either.
Some food banks are picky too. Some won't take perishables. I grow a lot more vegetables than I'm going to need just in case I have crop failure. The food banks here will not take the extra but there's a church right down the street that will come and get them.They really don't need to, I worked at a food bank at church, some were very picky.Oh I bet there are systems in place for that. I didn't think of the healthcare aspect, but every city has food banks and sheltersBut why do we worry? Even the homeless have basic needs met in the US
No. Still lots of hungry people without shelter or basic healthcare. An emergency room will sew you up if you're bleeding, but they won't do anything for a diabetic.
Yes, and most are underfunded, and not able to meet the needs of the area they serve. Call your local food bank and ask them if they have everything they need. I'll bet they don't say yes. Lots of people go without the basic needs of life.
According to Maslow, this is the final stage in the hierarchy of needs. Are you there yet?
If they get rid of the ACA many will be at the bottom 2 rungs. All come and go. I feel much less safe now that T is president, with Masters at his side , as Masters is a warrior, that is all he has known is war. He lives for it. With what T said about Iran and NK at the UN, I feel very unsafe.
Well, if you can get creative with those feelings you would be self actualized....
I'm still at the bottom...According to Maslow, this is the final stage in the hierarchy of needs. Are you there yet?
I'm still at the bottom...According to Maslow, this is the final stage in the hierarchy of needs. Are you there yet?
There Is not such thing as security.
Self actualization?
I admit. I had to look it up to be sure what it is.
In as much as self actualization is "is a state (of being) in which people are at their very best."
I have to say I have never been "self actualized" and I highly doubt that anyone else ever is, either.
which would mean, knowing your strengths and weakness, and using your strengths in a creative and productive way. also, it would be in a state where you are not relying on others to create your meaningfulness in life. They can add to your enjoyment and happiness, but your purpose and meaning must come from within
