"PEOPLE WANT?"When anger, sadness, inappropriate behaviors, pretense, and denial are swept aside, I believe most people are motivated deep inside by many of the same things. Isn't what people really want in their lives fairly simple? I believe most people want:
to love and be loved
to feel wanted
to live their lives free of excessive fear and anxiety
a way to deal with their fears and anxieties
access to a power greater than themselves that lessens those fears and anxieties
to feel their lives make a difference
to love life
to feel joy and happiness
meaningful activities
independence of mind, body and spirit
to feel useful
to know they are important to those they love
to feel special
some framework in which they can understand the world and their lives
peace and serenity
to be a part of something bigger than themselves
mental, physical and spiritual health
something they can give to others
to be able to communicate their thoughts and feelings to others
to be understood
This is where my thoughts happened to take me on this Wednesday night.
Prayer Girl
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"Where there is great love there are always miracles." - Willa Cather
"Love is the strongest force the world possesses, and yet it is the humblest imaginable." - Mohandas K. Gandhi
14 comments:
Your thoughts took you to insightful places this Wednesday! Great post! Always enjoy your site!
~Susan
Nice post. Thanks. I love Willa Cather. I hadn't read this quote before, but having read her books, I'm not surprised she wrote it.
Thanks for stopping by my blog.
What a wonderful post to run across in my late-night reading. Thanks for this.
darn right i want that!
"to feel their lives make a difference."
I like this one.
:) Love to you, PG.
Wow PG, I was thinking something very similiar yesterday all day it was on my mind, and now I read your blog and it perfectly put what I had been pondering.
You are amazing and thank you for helping me to see we are so alike.
love
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um, you seem to have gotten my want list...smiles.
We have an endless stream of wants but what we actually need is so simple.
Your list resonates with me. May we all someday, somehow, achieve those things in our lives.
Yes..yes..yes.. Very nicely put. This will make a great prayer list for those that I love and those I am praying for. Thanks!!
Namaste
PG...you are so right on. Love covers a multitude of sin...thanks for these. You're pretty special. Sarah
Love that list, and the quotes; love's a powerful thing!
just beautiful
angels around you
Lovely list of insights PG!
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