Merle Nelson
TreeHouser
I consider myself a student of human nature. It has been eye opening to watch people react to things in ways that are not in keeping with their usual ways of being.
One of the ways I enjoy thinking of our motivations as humans is through a model called The Six Human Needs. It states that the first human need is for Certainty. Interestingly, once we are all filled up with certainty we get bored and pretty soon we're looking for a roller coaster or something else to break the cycle of boredom. Because, the second human need is for Variety. It goes on.
Well.......there is probably not much better way to undermine certainty in a persons life than to threaten everything and everyone with a global pandemic. Tomorrow what systems and services will stop? Who will die that you know? How long will this go on?
Make sure to give those that are close to you especially, time to go through their emotional ups and downs, their form of learning and growing. I feel like many of us face choices every day that have us ponder death and make decisions based on risks etc. And I notice this is hard on me in ways. For some this is closer to a brand new experience in their lives.
Let's be generous with ourselves and others.
One of the ways I enjoy thinking of our motivations as humans is through a model called The Six Human Needs. It states that the first human need is for Certainty. Interestingly, once we are all filled up with certainty we get bored and pretty soon we're looking for a roller coaster or something else to break the cycle of boredom. Because, the second human need is for Variety. It goes on.
Well.......there is probably not much better way to undermine certainty in a persons life than to threaten everything and everyone with a global pandemic. Tomorrow what systems and services will stop? Who will die that you know? How long will this go on?
Make sure to give those that are close to you especially, time to go through their emotional ups and downs, their form of learning and growing. I feel like many of us face choices every day that have us ponder death and make decisions based on risks etc. And I notice this is hard on me in ways. For some this is closer to a brand new experience in their lives.
Let's be generous with ourselves and others.