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Daily Question, June 26

Who needs me and whom do I need right now?

  • Maeve

    Who needs me? today, my friend Meredith. My students and the parents. My sister, my nieces my brother. Especially now, practically, I need my friends who will help me move this weekend. I need my friends to check in on me. I need those who can help me focus, and stay grounded. I need warmth and encouragement.

  • Don Jones

    There are those who need me to show up as a stable, grounded and reliable man. I need my Guru’s Grace, Wisdom and Guidance.

  • devy

    Because we are all part of the big picture and are interconnected with each other, we all need each other….

  • Dusty Su

    My mother with Alzhiemers
    Daughter with addiction, mental illness
    Grandchildren in care
    Friends, just because
    People at risk, who are vulnerable, that I work/create/dance/Deathwalk with.
    Stranded in my home country with next to nothing, I need support from Spirit, my partner, friends, government.

  • Ose
    My mother, aged 89 years now, needs me now and in the near future and I need her, happy to speak with her via phone quite often, as we live quite far away from each other. Still to be in touch with her, asking how she feels, or just saying hello in the morning is a little gift we can share almost daily now. She clearly feels her vital energy decreasing now. She might not have much time left before leaving for good and she tries to convey to me to be prepared and not to be sad when one day she wi...

    My mother, aged 89 years now, needs me now and in the near future and I need her, happy to speak with her via phone quite often, as we live quite far away from each other. Still to be in touch with her, asking how she feels, or just saying hello in the morning is a little gift we can share almost daily now. She clearly feels her vital energy decreasing now. She might not have much time left before leaving for good and she tries to convey to me to be prepared and not to be sad when one day she will be gone. I love her, and I try to accompany her now with warmth and presence as good as possible and to let her know that she will always be close to my heart. So happy that she is suffering no pain post cancer op and that she finds joy while sitting in the garden among the beautiful flowers surrounding her and at least that we can talk then, which we both enjoy. To feel her so close to me internally is something which I need to experience also and I am so happy to have the chance to really feel it and feel the love and peace residing between us after all. I hope to manage to visit and see her soon once again.

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  • Andrea

    I am needed by the community around me in order to help keep them safe. I am needed by my students who don’t have any fighting for them.

    I need my partner. I need my neighbors to do their part to keep me safe.

    I need someone to need me.

  • I have a need to show my gratitude in practical ways to my teacher who has helped me so much! and to all my guides for their inspiration! spiritual guidance is the greatest gift I can think of. I also feel a need to follow my songline. when I don’t, I loose joy, trust and enthusiasm. there should not be a conflict between these two needs. the resonances deep with in my heart - I feel the need to weave a melody from them..then, I am sure, I will be able to offer my best self to this world t...

    I have a need to show my gratitude in practical ways to my teacher who has helped me so much! and to all my guides for their inspiration! spiritual guidance is the greatest gift I can think of.
    I also feel a need to follow my songline. when I don’t, I loose joy, trust and enthusiasm. there should not be a conflict between these two needs. the resonances deep with in my heart – I feel the need to weave a melody from them..then, I am sure, I will be able to offer my best self to this world that is so full of beauty and of suffering. on a more practical level, I feel a joyful freedom to offer the best I can to everybody I meet. could be a smile, a hike and a talk, a letter, a pic, the right of way in heavy traffic…

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  • Ed Schulte

    Re: Who?

    Everyone and everywhere there is an “open” heart to receive my wholehearted intension for Global Well Being

    Re: Whom do I?

    Every one and everywhere there is an “open” heart emanating that “encouraging rosy light” of Well Being which Hafiz spoke about in ‘Word of the Day’ yesterday.

  • Dawn Noel

    My children. My sister and her kids. My parents. My friends. And I need to continue to be gentle with myself. Because we all need each other, and so I want my presence and interactions to be loving, respectful and kind; which come from a well I always need to nurture, the best I can.

  • Debra

    This question reminds me of one of my most favorite lyrics of all times by Jimmy Webb. “I need you more than want you. And I want you for all time.’ And then into the song he brilliantly switches up the lyric to ‘I want you more than need you. And I need you for all time.’

    Whom do I need? More importantly, who do I want? I feel as though I need a man. Dangerous place to be I tell myself. I want whomever I am meant to be with through guidance of Spirit.

    Open to receiving!

    • Dusty Su

      Dangerous or so much possibilities?
      Beautiful song and thoughts, wants, wishes, and prayers in your reflection dear heart. Xxx may you have in abundance what blesses your soul and the beloved.

  • pkr

    My daughter needs me and I need her as well. All of this upheaval and uncertainty is taking its toll on both of us. We need each other to stay strong, centered and calm. She needs to know “I got her”, even as a independent young adult.
    Happy Friday All…Smile, Spread Love Today….❤️

  • Zenith

    I need other people for sure. And other people need me. My kids need me. Though I am a contemplative, I definitely need the balance that interaction with others provides. The world does need me.

  • Katrina
    If I want to continue to live with the comforts I currently have, I need the people who supply me with electricity, water, sewer, pick up my trash, groceries from farm to table, pharmacists and other health care workers, insurance providers, those who sell gasoline and can take care of my car...you get the picture. More personally I need my friends for perspective, encouragement and acceptance; I need my spouse for balance, joy, and providing a complimentary lifestyle; I need my family for past ...

    If I want to continue to live with the comforts I currently have, I need the people who supply me with electricity, water, sewer, pick up my trash, groceries from farm to table, pharmacists and other health care workers, insurance providers, those who sell gasoline and can take care of my car…you get the picture. More personally I need my friends for perspective, encouragement and acceptance; I need my spouse for balance, joy, and providing a complimentary lifestyle; I need my family for past and future connection. Clearly I could survive to some degree without any of these people, but my life is incredibly enhanced by my engagement with them all. Who needs me? My dog and God. And I need them, too.

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  • Maria

    My head wrecking teenage daughter, who finds me a total annoyance, needs me now more than ever. A very difficult stage in parenting nowadays

  • Michele

    My cats need me. I’d like to think my kids need me even though they are grown now. I need them and a new employer now:)

  • SaVaLoS
    The traumatized ex sex worker adoptee without a job living in my home. She lived a normal life of an adoptee all the way up until finding a normal job after graduating college. She went for psychology. She faced sexual harassment at a job she got through a temporary agency and was fired at Oppenheimer in NYC. She basically made it sound like she wouldn't have sex with the main man in the office and he had a pattern of firing women for this. I also need her I suppose and I should recogni...

    The traumatized ex sex worker adoptee without a job living in my home.

    She lived a normal life of an adoptee all the way up until finding a normal job after graduating college. She went for psychology.

    She faced sexual harassment at a job she got through a temporary agency and was fired at Oppenheimer in NYC. She basically made it sound like she wouldn’t have sex with the main man in the office and he had a pattern of firing women for this.

    I also need her I suppose and I should recognize her good qualities and try to improve my flaws so we don’t fight over trivial things anymore.

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  • Kevin

    As we continue to cope with the ramifications of the Covid-19 pandemic, today’s question reminds me just how much, be it family, friends, and strangers alike, all need one another. There is something within the heart, spirit, and senses, leading clear down to the cellular level of us all that needs to see, to feel and to interact in whatever way we can with each other.

    • Jim
      Your statement reminded me that we are all connected. "Whatever happens to the least of my brothers happens to me." I think in this time of mass media it is easy to become hardened and overwhelmed to the pain and suffering around us. With the presence of the pandemic, the idea of sheltering in has only compounded this sense of helplessness and isolation. I find if I consciously reach out more to family and friends who are closest to me I feel most empowered and positive about my ability to prov...

      Your statement reminded me that we are all connected. “Whatever happens to the least of my brothers happens to me.” I think in this time of mass media it is easy to become hardened and overwhelmed to the pain and suffering around us. With the presence of the pandemic, the idea of sheltering in has only compounded this sense of helplessness and isolation. I find if I consciously reach out more to family and friends who are closest to me I feel most empowered and positive about my ability to provide support at what ever level I can. I read a statement from a 12 year old boy who had contracted aids and was brought to this country by an aid worker who adapted him, He said something like this: “I must do all that I can, with what I have, when I can.” His thought has resonated with me for a long time.

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  • sunnypatti
    Need is a very strong word! If I have God and a good sense of self, I do not NEED anyone. However, being in love with my life and the person I am sharing it with, I do need my boyfriend. Not to complete me or make me happy, but to continue sharing this great gift of love we have been given. He needs me for the same reason. As someone in a leadership position at work, I would add that my team needs me. They need me to continue to set the standards, to keep a level head during this pandemic we...

    Need is a very strong word! If I have God and a good sense of self, I do not NEED anyone. However, being in love with my life and the person I am sharing it with, I do need my boyfriend. Not to complete me or make me happy, but to continue sharing this great gift of love we have been given. He needs me for the same reason.

    As someone in a leadership position at work, I would add that my team needs me. They need me to continue to set the standards, to keep a level head during this pandemic we are working thru, and to hold myself and them accountable for safety and production standards. These are challenging times for everyone, and working in the grocery industry, we are definitely feeling it. I pray I can be who they need me to be on a daily basis.

    And very soon, my cat will need me to feed him! Peace!

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  • Christina

    I too have no immediate sense of a need for anyone right now. My cat needs me!

  • Javier Visionquest

    I don’t love you because I need you
    I need you because I love you

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