More Maslow

by novalark

Posted to Utterances on 2002-07-27 11:21:00

Parent message is 242600
The people at each level in the hierarchy of needs seeks information on dealing with what is important to them.

1. Coping -seeking information when lost, out of food, or sick
2. Helping -seeking information on how to be safe such as food, shelter, emergency supplies
3. Enlightening -seeking information on how to have a happier marriage, more friends
4. Empowering -seeking information to help the ego
5. Edifying -seeking moral and spiritual uplifting such is found with the word of God, spiritual music, and paintings

Once a person is self actualized, one is in a position to find their calling. A musician must make music, an artist must paint, and a poet must write. If these needs are not met, the person feels restlessness, on edge, tense, and lacking something. Lower needs may also produce a restless feeling, but here is it much easier to find the cause. If a person is hungry, unsafe, not loved or accepted, or lacking self-esteem the cause is apparent. It is not always clear what a person wants when there is a need for self-actualization


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