Cognitio

"Getting to know , knowledge"

People are funny creatures.

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We start out simply enough...having needs and crying until those needs are met.

Then we learn about the joy of play, and laughter, and curiosity.

Ever play peek-a-boo with a 3 month old? Or been covered in kisses by a baby?

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Or caught a crawler (9 month old) sitting in the bathroom un-spooling all the toilet tissue- and laughing as if it were the funniest thing in the world.

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Ah- and next there are the lessons in safety and responsibility...

"Don't touch the outlets sweetie...Time to pick up our toys....lets wash our hands before lunch"

And before we know it- we come to understand our world has boundaries, limits, dangers, and consequences for our actions. We learn how to navigate around our needs- how to meet them in better ways than crying, or we simply let some needs go unmet.

We feel, and then analyze how we feel. We question everything...but get few answers. Our decisions are not based on our needs alone, they are based on the needs of everyone around us, and at the end of the day, we've done more for everyone in our circle than we have for ourselves...

And then we wonder why we feel out of sorts, or moody, or even lonely.

We get out of touch with ourselves. We over complicate simple things- like the need to be touched, or held, or just the need to be alone with someone in silence...to feel, inhale, and simply enjoy being in the presence of someone we love.

A back rub in the dark before he falls asleep-

His hands in my hair, or his fingertips on my cheek-

A kiss on the back of the neck-

All of these places held in reserve for one- and that "one" is too busy, or too tired to claim those places...and the other lets the need go unmet.

Why? Aren't we worth it? Aren't they? How hard is it to say "Hey...I need you!"

How hard is it to say..."I need you to know me"

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