According to Abraham Maslow, All You Need is Love

  The Beatles weren’t too far wrong when they insisted in their 1960s song that ‘all you need is love’. As a matter of fact, this is exactly what the humanistic psychologist, Abraham Maslow, suggested to us a little earlier, in the 1940s. Indeed, one of the most basic needs —perhaps the most decisive— is to feel truly loved. Unfortunately, if you didn’t experience this feeling early in life, it’s extremely difficult to subsequently develop healthy self-esteem. Feeling appreciated, respected, cared for, and valued makes it easier for you to climb the pyramid of needs that Maslow developed which was…