Stepmom holiday needs
Dec 26th, 2007 by Jill
I keep this list of human needs posted on the refrigerator to help myself articulate what’s going on with me. Here are the things I find myself wanting deeply around holiday times:
- acceptance
- affection
- appreciation
- belonging
- inclusion
- to be seen
- to be known
- to be understood
- presence
- safety
- choice
- freedom
- space
It’s not that it’s anyone’s (or any group of people’s) job to intuit what I want or to give those things to me. I just find myself craving more of these things. I want them. They pop off the screen at me.
A very timely and much appreciated list, Jill. Thanks for sharing it with us.