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28-01-2021
Column: Relationships - MATURITY AND AWARENESS
Column: Relationships - MATURITY AND AWARENESS
Has any of us really reached the peak of maturity? In one situation we might look and feel all grown up but then in an instant we are confronted with relationship pressure and immaturity jumps to the fore to take centre stage.
In order to have a clear picture of what it is to be mature let’s consider what childhood immaturity looks like. Children expend much of their energy in pursuit of having their needs instantly met. They have not learnt to tolerate waiting for, or being denied, what they want. They insist on getting it and having it right now. The intensity of their emotions is way out of proportion with what has caused the upset. A child’s world revolves around finding the fastest route to comfort, nurture and gratification. The focus is on getting from others what they feel entitled to.
It’s not just children who let feelings rule behaviour. Child-like impulsiveness sometimes drives our own emotional reactions, especially when we are under stress. Probably all of us can admit to succumbing to emotiona

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