Comments on: Important or Not, it matters not http://www.therenaissancechristian.com/2010/03/important-or-not-it-matters-not/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=important-or-not-it-matters-not Exploring the Spirituality of Everything Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:59:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Keith http://www.therenaissancechristian.com/2010/03/important-or-not-it-matters-not/comment-page-1/#comment-520 Keith Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:49:12 +0000 http://www.charliedean2.com/?p=590#comment-520 Everyone struggles with this, right? I do. If we look honestly at our motivations for doing various things, there is likely a strong link between desire for acceptance from others and our feelings of self worth, giving priority to that "me I pretend to be". Everything from what we wear, who we are friends with, avoidance of situations in which we may be embarrassed, etc. This is one of the levels of Maslow's <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maslow%27s_hierarchy_of_needs" rel="nofollow">Self Actualization</a> description of human motivation. I think the above quote parallels the higher of the two levels of human self esteem needs. Working towards a self esteem free of dependence on what others think of you, but based on inner confidence and respect - the "me I want to be". It's definitely a journey towards a destination we may never reach. But when I see those old "I don't give a crap what anyone thinks" guys at the gym wearing tight spandex biker shorts, high-calf tube socks, or good old fashioned sweat pants, I think, "now, there are some guys that have made it!"<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('520','Keith'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('520','Keith','Everyone struggles with this, right? I do. If we look honestly at our motivations for doing various things, there is likely a strong link between desire for acceptance from others and our feelings of self worth, giving priority to that \"me I pretend to be\". Everything from what we wear, who we are friends with, avoidance of situations in which we may be embarrassed, etc.\r\n\r\nThis is one of the levels of Maslow\'s <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maslow%27s_hierarchy_of_needs\" rel=\"nofollow\">Self Actualization<\/a> description of human motivation. I think the above quote parallels the higher of the two levels of human self esteem needs. Working towards a self esteem free of dependence on what others think of you, but based on inner confidence and respect - the \"me I want to be\". \r\n\r\nIt\'s definitely a journey towards a destination we may never reach. But when I see those old \"I don\'t give a crap what anyone thinks\" guys at the gym wearing tight spandex biker shorts, high-calf tube socks, or good old fashioned sweat pants, I think, \"now, there are some guys that have made it!\"'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Everyone struggles with this, right? I do. If we look honestly at our motivations for doing various things, there is likely a strong link between desire for acceptance from others and our feelings of self worth, giving priority to that “me I pretend to be”. Everything from what we wear, who we are friends with, avoidance of situations in which we may be embarrassed, etc.

This is one of the levels of Maslow’s Self Actualization description of human motivation. I think the above quote parallels the higher of the two levels of human self esteem needs. Working towards a self esteem free of dependence on what others think of you, but based on inner confidence and respect – the “me I want to be”.

It’s definitely a journey towards a destination we may never reach. But when I see those old “I don’t give a crap what anyone thinks” guys at the gym wearing tight spandex biker shorts, high-calf tube socks, or good old fashioned sweat pants, I think, “now, there are some guys that have made it!”

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