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Daily Question, February 14

Which basic needs have I never had to worry about?

  • danette

    God’s love, clean water, air, food, shelter, clothing.

  • Priya

    I am grateful that I have never had to worry about food, shelter, clothing and love.

  • Elaine

    As a privileged white baby boomer in Canada I’ve not had to worry about any basic needs: love, clean air, clean water, food, shelter, education, health care, freedom of expression. I try to take none of it for granted.

  • elizabeth ward

    Food, clothing. shelter, health care, education, caring family, good neighbours and friends, a country that values freedom and equality for all. I am also aware that I do not have to go very far from where I am sitting now to find the opposite of all that and the main focus of our new government is: to end
    child poverty. There is much work to do before we all learn to share.

  • Arlie

    .Thank goodness I have never been without basic survival needs. My mother was the queen of frugality. She could squeeze a dollar out of a dime!Now having been in an emotionally and partially physically abusive relationship I have lacked (from Maslow) Freedom from fear of personal attack, Love and belonging needs, Self esteem needs, and
    Self actualization needs. People can have a real knack for driving you down and keeping you down esp when you don’t have any kind of support group or are afrai...

    .Thank goodness I have never been without basic survival needs. My mother was the queen of frugality. She could squeeze a dollar out of a dime!Now having been in an emotionally and partially physically abusive relationship I have lacked (from Maslow) Freedom from fear of personal attack, Love and belonging needs, Self esteem needs, and
    Self actualization needs. People can have a real knack for driving you down and keeping you down esp when you don’t have any kind of support group or are afraid to speak up out of shame, or when you do go to someone they tell you to go home and bear it. For anyone lacking in these needs please seek out help, keep trying. I know how hard it can be to see outside the box. ❤️

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    • Aine

      Hugs to you. Yes, there IS life outside the box of an abusive relationship. With me, it was not spouse but family of origin, but I do understand. I also have a dear friend who walked away from thirty years of abuse from her ex. She has a lot of challenges still after two years, but I keep reminding her that even if she feels wobbly at times on her own, she IS making it. I tell her how proud I am of her for sticking to her freedom. It is not easy to do!

  • Elizabeth M Jones

    I have never had to worry about a place to sleep, a warm bed, enough to eat, clean water to drink the air that I breathe, a toilet to use. How good is GOD. God is good … Always good!

  • Always Learning

    I have read all of the things others have written and agree with those things that have benefitted me physically.
    The thing I would add is “freedom.”
    I was born in the US, and thousands of men and women in the armed forces and first responders in my community have enabled me to live with freedom and security. Today, on Valentines Day, let me say that I love and appreciate them.

    • Palm

      Thanks for the reminder, more and more I am treasuring freedom. Hope you are well after your op Always Learning

  • Javier Visionquest

    growing up, I had never worried about any of my basic needs. I guess that’s why all of them are in question now. . . .

  • Shelley

    shelter, food, water, electricity, heat, easy transportation, …….I feel gratitude everyday for these……

  • kathleen

    physical needs – shelter, and food. This was no small task when I was growing up because my parents provided these at great sacrifice and I really appreciate what it took to give these to me. Especially my mom because she had a sick husband to take care of as well as be a breadwinner and take care of children. Love you mom.

  • Aine

    Water. I have never had to worry that there would not be enough water or that I would have to walk six miles to find some to carry back. Other things have been a concern, but never water!

  • Michael

    as a white male in America…I experience a lot of privilege. even when I was homeless for a about a month, I never really had to worry about my basic needs. I am grateful that I have always had someone or someones in my life that cared about and loved me. working 2 make sure we all have our basic needs met is never ending.

  • Rebeca

    Food is a basic need for everyone and I’m so grateful everytime I realize I have enough food and I can enjoy any time I want or need a meal alone or in companion of people who is important in my life!

  • Anna

    If I consider even education, among basic needs, I am fortunate.
    As I am part of a society and I don’t live isolated, the possibility to vote is a good thing, though it could be improved. But pondering about this last topic, I am even fortunate because i can express this expectation.

  • Eva Liu

    Growing up in California, I took sunlight for granted. Now that I live in a colder climate, I’m much more appreciative of having had that as constant in my life. Now when I think about a basic need I have never had to worry about, I guess my mother comes to mind. She has always been a basic tenet of love and support for me.

  • Ose

    The same, I feel the basic needs have always been covered. So grateful for this and, like Kevin said, I will make it a practice not to forget that.

  • Barbara Morris

    Food, water, shelter, friendship,love…very fortunate

  • Antoinette

    Fortunately, I have never really had to worry about any basic needs. I am grateful that the universe is always giving me exactly what I need when I need it.
    I am full of love and gratitude.

  • Maya

    Basically I have never had to worry about basic needs (except perhaps in some few hours when I got lost at 5,000 meters altitude, before, miraculously, the road to get out reappeared).

  • Kevin

    For the most part and throughout my life thus far, every single one of my most basic needs has always been met. I have a great deal to be grateful for and I try to make it my practice never to forget that.

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