WOMEN NEED TO REPRODUCE, A NEST, SECURITY IN THE NEST, SO-CALLED BEADS (JEWELRY) BANGLES (FLOWERS), AND A MINIMUM 20 MINUTES OF ATTENTION FROM A MAN EACH DAY! MEN NEED SEX AND A ROOF OVER THEIR HEADS. TOO OFTEN, WE ARE AFRAID TO EXPRESS OUR NEEDS BECAUSE WE MAY NOT GET THEM FILLED! OUR NON-EXPRESSION OF NEEDS MAY BE CAUSED BY A HURT OR TRAUMAS FROM THE PAST. IF SO, WE NEED TO ADDRESS OUR FEELINGS EFFECTIVELY.
WOMEN MAY BE AFRAID OF MEN'S ANGER AND MEN MAY BE AFRAID OF REJECTION. WE HINT AT OUR NEEDS, MINIPULATE OTHERS TO GET OUR NEEDS MET, OR OUT RIGHT TAKE CHARGE AND CONTROL! I THINK MANY OF MALE/FEMALE CONFLICTS RESULT JUST FROM THE NON-EXPRESSION OF OUR NEEDS TO EACH OTHER. OUR FEARS GET IN THE WAY. IT'S A SELF-WORTH, SELF-ESTEEM ISSUE. WE HAVE NOT BEEN EDUCATED TO EMOTIONALLY EXPRESS OUR BASIC, NATURAL NEEDS IN A THOUGHTFUL AND FEELING WAY! THE RESULT IS CONFLICT AND SOMETIMES A LOT OF CONFLICT, HURT, AND TRAUMA BOTH PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL. WELL, IT'S GOT TO STOP NOW!
WE SPEAK ABOUT OUR RELATIONSHIPS IN CO-DEPENDENCY MEETINGS AND OUR MALE/FEMALE RELATIONSHIPS ARE REVEALED BY PARTICIPANTS. I BELIEVE THE CORE OF OUR CONFLICTS COME FROM THE UNFILLED NEEDS. DAYAD, MIRROR WORK, PEER COUNSELING, AND PRIMAL SOUND WITH EACH OTHER CAN HELP TO ALLEVIATE OUR INNER CONFLICTS. WE CAN ALSO USE THE ABOVE PRACTICES TO ALLEVIATE OUR FEARS THAT GET IN THE WAY OF OUR HEART FELT EXPRESSION OF OUR NEEDS. WE LEARN TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR OUR OWN ISSUES, WITHHOLDS, AND EFFECTIVELY, EFFECTIVELY, ADDRESS THEM.
WE CAN LEARN TO EXPRESS EMOTIONALLY OUR FEELINGS AND EXPRESS OUR THOUGHTS IN A LOVING AND COMPASSIONATE WAY. WE CAN LEARN TO ACCESS, CONNECT WITH, AND RELEASE OUR INTENSITY OF FEELINGS REFLECTIVE OF OUR FEARS AS IT REFLECTS OUR UNFULFILLED NEEDS!
BEST
JOEL V.