Respect
We are truly respecting someone when we are respecting their spirit, which does often go beyond their awareness. Respect as we are taught it is if I say blah, you say blah, because you are repeating after me. You are “following” me. If you do this do you actually respect me? Do you respect yourself even? Responsibility or response ability is what I feel is necessary for real healthy respect. Respect is seeing the common ground.
“Men are respectable only as they respect” Ralph Waldo Emerson (American Poet, Lecturer and Essayist, 1803-1882)
“There are two sorts of affection – the love of a woman you respect, and the love for the woman you love” Arthur Wing Pinero
“He who wants a rose must respect the thorn.” Persian Proverb
With Respect
I feel respect is a very confusing thing. Mostly, when people tell you to be respectful, it’s usually advocating a… Read More
Respect of Being
You can see a political leader, or wealthy person, and not respect them when you see what is really there,… Read More
Common Ground
Let's get a bit more personal. I’m in a relationship. The Native Americans respected the creatures they hunt, but they… Read More
Respect vs. Fear
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State of Knowing
I am talking about a respect that stems only from awareness, and empowers choice rather than making you feel you… Read More