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To: Rambi who wrote (12621)	9/9/2001 9:47:00 AM
From: Poet	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 209892

Rambi, That is a classic post about the five stages. One of your best. I'm hovering somewhere between depression and acceptance myself.

To: Rambi who wrote (12621)	9/9/2001 1:45:17 PM
From: John Madarasz	Respond to of 209892

O/T Is there a psychological progression to the bear that's equivalent to Kubler-Ross' Stages of Grief? Maybe Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs... connect.net Maslow believes that the only reason that people would not move through the needs to self-actualization is because of the hindrances placed in their way by society. For example, education is often a hindrance with imposed ideas of the culture. On the other hand respectful teaching promotes personal growth. Maslow indicated that educational process could take some of the steps listed below to promote personal growth: We should teach people to be authentic; to be aware of their inner selves and to hear their inner-feeling voices. We should teach people to transcend their own cultural conditioning, and become world citizens. We should help people discover their vocation in life, their calling, fate or destiny. This is especially focused upon finding the right career and the right mate. We should teach people that life is precious, that there is joy to be experienced in life, and if people are open to seeing the good and joyous in all kinds of situations, it makes life worth living. We must accept the person and help him or her learn their inner nature. From real knowledge of aptitudes and limitations we can know what to build upon, what potentials are really there. We must see that the person's basic needs are satisfied. That includes safety, belongingness and esteem needs. We should refreshen consciousness, teaching the person to appreciate beauty and the other good things in nature and in living. We should teach people that controls are good, and complete abandon is bad. It takes control to improve the quality of life in all areas. We should teach people to transcend the trifling problems and grapple with the serious problems in life. These include the problems of injustice, of pain, suffering and death. We must teach people to be good choosers. They must be given practice in making choices, first between one goody and another. Once people discover that there is more to life than the stock market, and the accumulation of wealth, the bottom will be in... and the bear will be over. Have a nice weekend. John M

To: Rambi who wrote (12621)	9/9/2001 6:30:08 PM
From: AllansAlias	Respond to of 209892

LOL. Good post. We could have a fine argument about what stage we are in. Suffice to say that there are many, many voices who do not even think we are in a bear market. Talk of a bear is utterly incongruous when WS equity allocations are above the 70% level. Still gobs of denial out there. Here's hoping we catch some of the wonderful rallies we'll see over the next few years, but that we'll also have the good sense not to hold until most others have completely sworn off stocks.