Lunchtime in Rome

Tonight is episode 88 entitled “Approval/Belonging.” Do you feel the need to always be a part of a group. Do you take great pride in your family, school, church, or other organization? Is it more than just something you do but really more of who you are? If so, you probably have a high need for Approval/Belonging. That’s what we’ll be talking about today. First time listeners can subscribe on your favorite podcast app or listen directly on Lunctimeinrome.com. While there you can take our relational needs questionnaire. Make sure to follow us on all social media and if you can give us a five star review wherever you are.

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When you make a mistake in a relationship, big or small, how much does it effect, affect....effect.....bother you? Are you able to brush it off and quickly move on or do you need the other person to reassure you that everything is ok? Are you often worried that your mistake or hurt that you caused will hamper your relationship moving forward?

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Why do you suppose it is so hard to meet the need of attention with someone who needs it so badly?
Do you struggle with someone (or someone's) who are always seeking attention?
Sure, the answer is to give them attention when they aren't outwardly demonstrating the need for it, but that doesn't come easy or ever seem to satisfy. So then, what is one to do?

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Affection is the physical and/or verbal expression that one is loved. Like every emotional need, some people need and enjoy it while others do not. However, even if you need it, how it's met matters as well. Some folks prefer a hug while others a simple, "I love you" will suffice. Others like a quiet note left expressing how much one means to them while another wants to hold hands any time they are in public. What about you? Do you need affection and if so how? Do you have someone in your world that either has a huge or no need for affection?

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Tonight begins a new series of podcast for us here at the table. We will begin to go over the emotional needs in a more in depth fashion.
We will begin this evening with Appreciation. Being noticed and loved for the things you've done or for who you are.

How does this apply to you? How and where do you like to be appreciated? In what areas of your life is it necessary for you to be appreciated?

Perhaps it's easier to look at it this way. When do you notice that you have not been appreciated? When and where do you feel hurt that you are not appreciated?

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What happens when things are not only good in your life, but very good...but you don't feel it? In your head you know that you have done well or that things are working out but you FEEL uneasy, undeserving, or that impending doom is around the corner. What is that? Why is that? What can you do about that?

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Ignoring Our Own Comfort | Episode 82 by Lunchtime in Rome

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School is starting!!!...kind of. I mean, there will be school, and some kids will be going but it isn't how it's supposed to be. Jay's son Joe is a senior. This is no way to start a senior year. But hey, at least it's not what the seniors went through last year right? Wrong. You see, your story is your story. His (and their) disappointment is his (and theirs). Too often we minimize what we're going through because others have it worse. We'll be talking about that tonight...your story, your pain, why we have a right to it, and what to do with it.

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"That hurt my feelings." Sometimes we get that from someone or say it ourselves. What does that communicate? Beyond the fact that something is wrong...not much. What emotional need was taken it not met? THAT'S what matters.

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Remember the pandemic? Oh wait, it's still going on? Yeah. How are we supposed to feel about that? How do we feel about that? How have things changed....emotionally? What effect had this had on other areas of our life emotionally?

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