Comments on: It’s Hard to be Creative when You’re Hungry http://catherineauman.com/blog/it%e2%80%99s-hard-to-be-creative-when-you%e2%80%99re-hungry/ Los Angeles Psychotherapist specializing in Spiritual Psychology and Transpersonal Counseling Wed, 14 Jul 2010 14:29:44 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Los Angeles Psychotherapist http://catherineauman.com/blog/it%e2%80%99s-hard-to-be-creative-when-you%e2%80%99re-hungry/comment-page-1/#comment-308 Los Angeles Psychotherapist Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:57:37 +0000 http://catherineauman.com/blog/it%e2%80%99s-hard-to-be-creative-when-you%e2%80%99re-hungry/#comment-308 My observation of myself and others is that if the "lower" levels are incomplete, they will nag for attention, taking it away from what we think we should be working on. Hence, in psychotherapy, how we often go back to finish what is unfinished. So yes, we often might "calculate percentages" of fulfillment in the various areas to see where we need to do some work. My observation of myself and others is that if the “lower” levels are incomplete, they will nag for attention, taking it away from what we think we should be working on. Hence, in psychotherapy, how we often go back to finish what is unfinished.

So yes, we often might “calculate percentages” of fulfillment in the various areas to see where we need to do some work.

]]> By: Gilana http://catherineauman.com/blog/it%e2%80%99s-hard-to-be-creative-when-you%e2%80%99re-hungry/comment-page-1/#comment-307 Gilana Wed, 27 Jan 2010 04:53:23 +0000 http://catherineauman.com/blog/it%e2%80%99s-hard-to-be-creative-when-you%e2%80%99re-hungry/#comment-307 Maslow's pyramid always seemed to make sense to me, but now that I look at it again, I wonder. Is it possible to exist happily in a higher level (albeit incompletely) while the lower levels still have issues? Further, could the percentage of fulfillment in each level estimate the comfort, or even happiness, of a particular individual's experience? Or is that too calculating? Maslow’s pyramid always seemed to make sense to me, but now that I look at it again, I wonder. Is it possible to exist happily in a higher level (albeit incompletely) while the lower levels still have issues?

Further, could the percentage of fulfillment in each level estimate the comfort, or even happiness, of a particular individual’s experience? Or is that too calculating?

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