WHY

***Have you ever thought you knew everything about yourself and you didn’t. Sometimes you go back and your mind and try to put the pieces together and try to solve the mystery of why and how. But somehow you realize that there is a season for everything and the bible does state the secret things belong unto God (Deut 29:29). Also everything has a purpose. Traveling to various countries will make you appreciate the global differences, but one thing we all have in common refers to Maslow's hierchary of needs (listed below).

Physiological Needs
These are biological needs. They consist of needs for oxygen, food, water, and a relatively constant body temperature. They are the strongest needs because if a person were deprived of all needs, the physiological ones would come first in the person's search for satisfaction.

Safety Needs
When all physiological needs are satisfied and are no longer controlling thoughts and behaviors, the needs for security can become active. Adults have little awareness of their security needs except in times of emergency or periods of disorganization in the social structure (such as widespread rioting). Children often display the signs of insecurity and the need to be safe.

Needs of Love, Affection and Belongingness
When the needs for safety and for physiological well-being are satisfied, the next class of needs for love, affection and belongingness can emerge. Maslow states that people seek to overcome feelings of loneliness and alienation. This involves both giving and receiving love, affection and the sense of belonging.

Needs for Esteem
When the first three classes of needs are satisfied, the needs for esteem can become dominant. These involve needs for both self-esteem and for the esteem a person gets from others. Humans have a need for a stable, firmly based, high level of self-respect, and respect from others. When these needs are satisfied, the person feels self-confident and valuable as a person in the world. When these needs are frustrated, the person feels inferior, weak, helpless and worthless.

Needs for Self-Actualization
When all of the foregoing needs are satisfied, then and only then are the needs for self-actualization activated. Maslow describes self-actualization as a person's need to be and do that which the person was "born to do." "A musician must make music, an artist must paint, and a poet must write." These needs make themselves felt in signs of restlessness. The person feels on edge, tense, lacking something, in short, restless. If a person is hungry, unsafe, not loved or accepted, or lacking self-esteem, it is very easy to know what the person is restless about. It is not always clear what a person wants when there is a need for self-actualization.

Accordingly all of us have emotions, affections, desires, will, thought life and everything that makes up who we are. For this reason it is important to understand who you are and where you come from. In life there are many mysteries about who we are and although all things are not meant for us to know, something's you have to inquire about. For instance, a child not knowing the truth about their genetic background. One may ask why doesn’t the child know these things. We can go on for days looking for the whys and the answers to these until we are silly. Sometimes it is best to let the unknown remain as it is, other times there is a definite need to know.

You are more than a conqueror

***“Nay in all things we are more than conquerors through Him that loved us." (Rom 8:37) A conqueror is one that overcomes various obstacles and circumstances. The Webster collegiate dictionary defines conqueror as one that gains mastery over or win by overcoming obstacles or opposition. The other definition states to overcome by mental or moral power. I like the biblical quotation from Romans stating that in all things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us. Particularly focusing on the word all. The word all is a powerful word although it is only 3 letters long. All indicates the whole of an amount, area, quantity or thing is involved or affected. The word all also includes every and everything in life. Of course in life they are various obstacles, circumstances, struggles, let downs and disappointments, but Apostle Paul reminds us that “in all things we are more than conquerors through Him that loved us”. And because he loved us there is not a hurdle that we cannot jump over.

Small business

Looking to start a small business, did you know there were many types of small business that might be of interest to you.

Socially disadvantaged individuals are individuals subjected to racial or ethnic prejudice or cultural bias within American society because of their identities as members of groups and without regard to their individual qualities. The social disadvantage must stem from circumstances beyond their control. The following are presumed by law to be socially disadvantaged: African Americans, Hispanic Americans, Native Americans, Asian Pacific Americans, Subcontinent Asian Americans,and others as defined by the SBA on a case-by-case basis.

Small Disadvantaged Business. A business is determined to be economically disadvantaged when: It is owned by one or more socially and economically disadvantaged individuals and the net worth of each individual upon whom the certification is based does not exceed $750,000 .
Section 8(a) Firm Section 8(a) of the Small Business Act establishes SBA's business development program for socially and economically disadvantaged small businesses.

The purpose of the Section 8(a) program is to:

Assist SDBs to compete in the American economy through business development Allow SDBs to receive contracts on a non-competitive basis (subject to established thresholds)

Permit Federal agencies to restrict competition, allowing only certified 8(a) firms to compete

Allow SDBs to receive management and technical assistance under Section 7(j) of the Small Business Act

In short , 8(a) permits contracting without providing full and open competition 8(a) firms are always SDBs, but SDBs are not necessarily 8(a) firms. SDBs can apply for the Section 8(a) Program if they meet the criteria.

A Section 8(a) firm must:
Be a small business
Be unconditionally owned and controlled by one or more socially and economically disadvantaged individuals who are of good character and citizens of the United States Demonstrate potential for success

Be Note: 8(a) certification does not guarantee receipt of contract awards.')"certified by the SBA

The Section 8(a) program is administered by the SBA, which certifies and monitors all firms in the program. Eligibility is for a nine-year program that includes a First four years Emphasis on sole source contracts Goals Strengthen financial and managerial skills Improve access to markets
')"developmental stage followed by a Last five yearsEmphasis on competitionGoals Overcome remaining elements of economic disadvantage Prepare for graduation from program Steadily increase work on non-governmental marketplace ')"transitional stage.

For more information visit www.sba.gov.

Reference : www.sba.gov/

Are we truly in a financial crisis

I have decided to start back writing again. I must say this is a year has flown by and many changes over the last couple of months. I must say that this is an important and historical year. In politics we have the a african american nominee and female vice president nominee. I must say that every vote counts, especially with the various needs of the people. Today was constitution day Sept 17.Constitution Day is celebrated on September 17, the anniversary of the day the framers signed the document.

Well this morning when I woke I heard and saw titles such as worst crisis since the 1930's. And definetly everyone lost money today, with the drop in the dow of over 400 points.This makes one wonder how $85 billion dollar bailout of AIG will affect the tax payer. Other areas of concern include the rising cost of fuel and groceries etc.

Well let me know what you think regarding these issues and if indeed we are truly in a financial crisis. I would like to add more to this dialouge, but it is rather late and I will write again. Only professional inquires will be replied to. mwlovewrite@gmail.com