Are you forgetting something?
In
the worst of times, when our emotions are all over the place, it’s so easy to
forget to love ourselves. What do I mean
by that? Let’s look back to Maslow’s
Hierarchy of Needs. On the third level we have Love and belonging. This is the level of development needed to
progress to the 4th level; self esteem. But before the 3rd (on the 2nd
level) we have the need for safety, and before that, the very primal/base level
we have the need for survival. When we
are faced with emotional news; for example, a nasty break up, a dying partner
or close family member, etc.- Maslow’s pyramid starts to crumble.
If
you are feeling this way, you must ask yourself; Did I eat today? Did I eat yesterday? Did I eat healthy? Have I been sleeping
well? Did I get up and out to move my
body some? Sleeping, eating, exercise
these are three very strong components to survival. If you’re not doing them you are not
surviving well and the rest of Maslow’s famous pyramid will mean nothing. Our bodies are so very closely tied to
everything else. If we are not eating, sleeping
etc, we are forcing ourselves into a nasty cycle. A depletion of hormones, minerals and
vitamins. Throwing brain chemicals like
serotonin and endorphine’s out of whack which will lead to depression and
worse.
As
always it comes down to loving yourself.
Acknowledge the spirit of God within you, than treat yourself that
way. Without this form of self love,
this sort of conscious survival mode, especially during these rough sad times,
we can not expect to climb that pyramid to the top, which is of course where we
all want to be.
Bright blessings ~ Richard