Your Mental and Emotional Needs

Not sure, but since all of us big blobs of DNA are all different in some ways, I may have delved into a subject that will cause a little controversy. However, it appears that our entire lives are loaded with a lot of controversy in one way or another...and naturally that throws a lot of varied people and circumstances into our lives, and that is what makes life interesting. Lets face it, if we were all the same, and there were no problems or needs in our everyday liives, it would sure be boring in the extreme.

Our physical containers are a conglomeration of varied veins, pulsating lungs, elastic skin, a bodasious brain, ever seeking eyes, listening ears, and thousands of other moving parts and liquids...and of course, we must not leave out all of those other creepy and crawling creatures that abide not only on us, but also inside of us---and I seriously dislike being the bearer of bad news, but without them, we could not exist. It is an absolute wonder that we humanoids can do anything at all!

Yet, with all of the fasinating goings-on with our physical selves, we also have to contend with the mental and emotional problems and pleasures...and yes, they are varied, different, and yet the same.

Naturally, our first mental and emotional need is as basic as one can get...we have named it survival!

Something hidden deep within all of those hundreds of millions of synaptic connections within our brain tells us that no matter what else occurs, we must survive...so we call face another day of everlasting beauty and love on this planet...and it almost always can be, but that is another subject!

Aah yes, love, the second most powerful mental and emotional need we humans crave everyday of our lives...and it is truly a beautiful asset. It emanates from the first craving to survive, for it always leads to pro-creation, which we refer to as sex. But once it is over, what do we have left?

We have lots left! And another wonderful and life-giving mental and emotional requirement it is. It is that innate desire to help others who are less fortunate than us. In each and every instant we help someone else, we feel a deep and abiding satisfaction inside that lets us know without a doubt, that we are truly needed in this world...that we do have a purpose. As we are all aware, one good mental and emotional need feeds another good one.

Another wee bit of knowledge we are all aware of is that we folks are never really satisfied for any long period of time. Why is that? Because of something else hiding among all those synaptic connections...we have named it --- curiosity! Yep, all of us walking and talking DNAs seem to always crave to know what is around the next corner, over the next hill, and in the next galaxy.

The above are a few of the basic mental and emotional needs we thinking and inventing humanoids possess...but how do we feed all of our requirements? What is the food that nutures them in a positive way? I am sincerely glad you asked!

As far as my happy self is concerned, there are three really neat and inspiring methods. To me, they are not only the best methods, but also the most basic ones that if we all would admit it, we love to indulge ourselves in them.

The first one is reading! Can you believe that I haave actually met some DNAs that claimed they did not enjoy reading? Personally, I find that impossible. How can a human not enjoy reading? Latching on to a good book on a subject I am intestested in is one of the greatest things I can do for myself. Reading not only imparts knowledge, it is one of those really satisfaction, confidense, and character building abilities that gives us the will and talents to survive and find some happiness each and every day.

Writing is the next method! Actually, writing is one of the most beautiful assets we can have. It allows us to think clearer, plan for our future in a realistic manner, get negative feelings and desires out of our system, and much, much more.

Now, we still have one more question remaining. How do we feed the desire to fuel the above two methods? It is the third and final of the three methods, and it brings to an absolute necessity we must have to survive and find a little bit of happiness each day...it is the mental and emotional craving in us to let others, and especially those we hold dear in our hearts, that we truly love them.