February 7, 2002
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Wow - that link to the Matrix quiz degraded faster than most, didn't it. I've looked but I can't restore it. Sorry about that.
There are a few needs that we all have. We need to be warm, fed, and have clothes. We need to be loved. We need to know our potential. And we need room to grow toward our potential. If you are like me and have survived multiple classes where you dealt with Maslow's hierachy of needs, you know that I left one out. We all need to be safe.
There are a lot of degrees to safety. We need safety from the elements, safety in relationships, financial safety, safety in health, I'm sure you can think of other areas we need to be able to feel safe.
I can think of another. We need to feel safe in our homes. We all need a place where we can be who we are without fear that we will be mocked, judged, abused, manipulated, used, or otherwise dehumanized. This morning I am trying to control my anger over a situation that has robbed someone I love of her ability to feel safe in her own home for 20 years.
It isn't my story to tell, so I won't.
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You are so right about all those things we need...and it is bad if they are taken from us. {{{hugs}}} to you and the one you are upset about...both are in my thoughts today!
Well put.
This is the one time in my life I'm sorry I didn't deal with this "problem" directly when I had the chance. Time has made me more mellow ... except where this is concerned.
I don't know what's going on but I hope that safety is found once again.
Jesus had a righteous anger with the money changers in the temple. It's ok to be angry in certain circumstances. But, be careful of taking up an offence on the behalf of others.
I hope so too!
When a person isn't safe in their own home for 20 years, I'd say it was time to get a new home.
I only feel safe in one place in the entire universe.
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