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Playful Actions (Photos)
As background for the following, I invite you to read my
and, if you're especially ambitious, my
Playful Actions (Text Summary)
- shaving and showering
- helping Dad get up in the morning
- helping Dad dress
- getting Dad water to drink
- preparing prescriptions for Dad
- expressing my dismay to Dad, eventually reaching deeper, mutual understanding
- picking up a prescription
- shopping for groceries
- making a deposit
- researching at the library about homeschooling and unschooling
- cleaning the kitchen
- doing laundry
- catnapping
- helping Dad walk many times
- helping Dad walk for exercise
- listening to audio of Eckhart Tolle, The Power of Now
- chatting with Cherita including about websites
- homeschooling with Aliana, emphasizing reading
Playful Reflections (Text)
Impressions of the Day
Although I feared doing so, I'm convinced that expressing my dismay to
Dad did foster progress.
I'm happy that I'm
listening to audio of Eckhart Tolle, The Power of Now.
Thanks to this, later in the day, I felt calmer, more peaceful and blissful. Worldview Elaboration: Needs, Empathy, Rosenberg, Maslow
Marshall Rosenberg cites Abraham Maslow as an influence. I expect to explore Maslow's work more in the future.
I've heard many refer to Maslow's "hierarchy of needs."
When offering verbally facilitated empathy, those using NVC* often involve a possibly related technique. Having asked, "Are you feeling [guessing a feeling] because you're needing [guessing a need]?" one follows with another question. "And if that need were met, what need would be met by that?" It's often reported that this helps individuals reach more deeply as they identify more fundamental needs.
*Nonviolent Communication (NVC) developed by Marshall B. Rosenberg, Ph.D., author of the book, Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life, remains a substantial source of inspiration, among others, in my process of Communicating Across Differences.
Gratitude
- I'm grateful to myself for writing about my worldview. This helped meet my needs for self-expression and progress.
- I'm grateful to myself for expressing my dismay to
Dad because doing so helped meet my need for self-expression and did foster mutual progress.
- I'm grateful to myself for listening to audio of Eckhart Tolle reading his book, The Power of Now. This helped meet my need for inner peace.
- I'm grateful to myself for snapping photos for inclusion in this blog entry. Doing so helped meet my needs for awareness and celebration.
- I'm grateful to myself for staying current with my blog. Doing so helped meet my need for efficiency.
- I'm grateful to myself for completing all the forms of housework that I did today. This helped meet my needs for order and progress.
- I'm grateful to Aliana for giving me an opportunity to contribute with our homeschooling efforts. This helped meet my needs for collaboration and growth.
- I'm grateful to Cherita and Aliana for their companionship and communication.
- I'm grateful to Cherita for her productive,
professional work and economic support.
- I'm grateful to Cherita for her help caring for Dad.
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