Things That Work: Simple Ways to Healthier Communities: Evelyn Rodriguez' Crossroads Dispatch on Appreciation and the Self-Actualized Person

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September 07, 2004

Evelyn Rodriguez' Crossroads Dispatch on Appreciation and the Self-Actualized Person

I wanted to share with you someone that I find to be a daily inspiration in my own life. Her name is Evelyn Rodriguez, and she shares some wonderful snippets in her Crossroads Dispatches log. She's posted something about "Appreciation", and linked to a wonderful piece on self-actualization. It resonated with me, and I assume if you're here reading this blog, you might be the kind of person who will connect with it too.

Here is a piece from Evelyn's "Appreciation" blog entry from September 3rd:

The characteristics of self-actualized persons are described in Frank Goble's book, The Third Force: The Psychology Of Abraham Maslow (available as an e-book), where he states (via Humanists of Utah):
"They never tire of life. They have the capacity to appreciate the sunrise or sunset, or marriage, or nature, again and again."

If you're not familiar with Evelyn's Crossroads Dispatches, why not take a moment to visit now? You'll find a wonderful, kindred soul waiting there.

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