You need different things at different stages of your life– that’s what I learned today 🙂
It’s 1 : 44 PM on day 761 of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to brush my teeth, feed myself All Bran Flakes and apple for breakfast, publish my Disability of the Day feature,listen to music and spend time outside – I can see why people are so passionate about saving the planet it’s really beautiful one of these days I’m going to plant a tree I don’t know how but I will 🙂
This morning I was reading the journal entries I made two years ago and I couldn’t help but want to hug that 19-year-old who wrote all those things I was so desperate for people to see me as their equal and treat me accordingly now how people treat me doesn’t affect the way I feel about myself because I know deep inside that I’m alright. Has what you need from other people changed as you’ve grown?
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I think my understanding of my needs has deepened. I no longer rely on people for my self-esteem, but I’m honest in my need for friendship and feedback. I used to think that that meant weakness. Now I know that even though I can live without connection to people, it sure would be a different type of existence! I’m seeing how important friendship, real friendship with people is vital to me feeling alive every day.
Thanks, Nisha!
I, like you, don’t rely on people for my self-esteem but I, like every other human being on the planet, have a need to feel connected to other people.