tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956045116200852657.post6536793130721314064..comments2023-10-17T03:12:50.368-07:00Comments on Wild Rumpusing: Day Five: Life's PurposeJeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04166579756256826690noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956045116200852657.post-68355694754770763532009-04-02T12:43:00.000-07:002009-04-02T12:43:00.000-07:00Graciously accepting a compliment is something I i...Graciously accepting a compliment is something I initially had to work hard to do. Now, I own it. That's not to say that I always expect compliments. On the contrary.<BR/><BR/>I heard someone explain gift giving this way (and a compliment is a form of gift, is it not?):<BR/><BR/>It feels really good to give a gift, doesn't it? But in order for there to be a giver, there has to be someone willing to receive. If I won't receive the gift that's offered to me, I deny the giver the joy inherent in giving. I end up taking from that person.<BR/><BR/>Puts things in a different perspective, doesn't it?Carolynn Anctilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12566204713508877389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5956045116200852657.post-46457113317354903252009-04-01T07:38:00.000-07:002009-04-01T07:38:00.000-07:00Yeah for you that you didn't skip your exercise si...Yeah for you that you didn't skip your exercise simply because it didn't happen at lunch ... you were flexible! and that's a compliment!!<BR/><BR/>I have really worked on teaching my children that what matters in life is people and our relationship with them. I don't want them to refrain from a behavior because they fear they will get punished but because they know it will damage their relationship. For instance, my 9 yos is in a phase of name calling. I could punish him and drive the behavior away and underneath but that doesn't help him deal with his frustration in a healthier way and it doesn't help him realize that name calling hurts his relationship with his brothers.<BR/><BR/>What we accomplish doesn't matter as much as how we accomplish, I thinkcynthiahttp://alifeprofound.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com