Needs Archives - Joanna Taylor

June 15, 20260Comments

V is for… Values – and Violet

Our Values are the things that are important to us; they drive all of our behaviours. In many respects indistinguishable from Needs (we can have a need for peace,

March 27, 20260Comments

U is for… Understanding

There is a saying that, "Complete undertstanding leads to complete forgiveness" - I was discussing this with some students on one of my courses this week. When we fully

October 8, 20250Comments

N is for… Nourishment and Nurture

As the evenings draw in and the days grow shorter, I’ve found myself reflecting on nourishment - what it really means, and how often we can forget to seek it

September 4, 20250Comments

L is for… Listening – and Loneliness

Listen... do you want to know a secret...? Well, it's not actually a secret, but it is something we seem to have forgotten, in this world of smart phones

August 20, 20250Comments

K is for… Knowledge

There is a kind of knowledge that lives in books and in facts; it's easy to acquire, and many of us spend a lot of time reading more books, and

July 28, 20250Comments

I is for… Insight, Inquiry and an Invitation

Aren't our minds weird…? Well, mine certainly is, anyway! I woke up early yesterday, at around 4.30am, and I lay awake contemplating stuff. A week or so ago, we had been looking

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