tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-615729695440639670.post3896385232117972612..comments2013-09-12T12:53:24.603-04:00Comments on Our Mindful Life: Yours, Respectfully...Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14752691861528240686noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-615729695440639670.post-65083220238820738222010-11-13T00:41:26.655-05:002010-11-13T00:41:26.655-05:00What a lovely post, summing up what we all strive ...What a lovely post, summing up what we all strive for as natural parents. I've long loved the idea of respect toward children, and posts like yours are opening my mind to the fact that respect also spirals outward into all aspects of our lives: respect toward others, toward our bodies, toward the natural world.<br /><br />I love how you talk about how children can do jobs and understand things from an early age. My mother-in-law was just marveling about how Mikko needs to see something done only once to know how to do it. It's amazing how much little minds can learn if only we sit back and let them!<br /><br />Thank you for sharing your post and your perspective!Lauren Waynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07500733577920040395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-615729695440639670.post-75214769469951860732010-11-10T22:35:53.090-05:002010-11-10T22:35:53.090-05:00I think for us, it's trust. Trusting each othe...I think for us, it's trust. Trusting each other, trusting wholeness, health, healing, connection. Trusting our own bodies, needs, feelings, desires, interests... <br /><br />Thank you for a wonderful post -- a nice way to frame things.<br /><br />From one mindful mama to another...<br /><br />Blessings,<br />Stacy<br /><br />(found you via the carnival)Stacy (Mama-Om)http://mama-om.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-615729695440639670.post-70240055781015264402010-11-10T01:46:59.996-05:002010-11-10T01:46:59.996-05:00This is topic I often think of myself and I could ...This is topic I often think of myself and I could hardly agree with you more! Respect is truly the guiding principle of natural parenting, in my humble opinion, and such an important one for us to model for our children!melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16698231692999838673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-615729695440639670.post-11998001283824485072010-11-09T16:41:20.761-05:002010-11-09T16:41:20.761-05:00Well said! Respect is also an important component ...Well said! Respect is also an important component of my parenting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-615729695440639670.post-71610670732135011712010-11-09T15:57:29.264-05:002010-11-09T15:57:29.264-05:00Natural Parenting is all about respect for me too!...Natural Parenting is all about respect for me too! I also like that the respectful approach also aligns with the research on child development and my own intuition on parenting. Great post.Michelle @ The Parent Vortexhttp://www.theparentvortex.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-615729695440639670.post-54636861927869791082010-11-09T13:10:28.823-05:002010-11-09T13:10:28.823-05:00I love this: "But for our family, respect is ...I love this: "But for our family, respect is the foundation of all of them. Respect for ourselves. Respect for each other. Respect for people we don't even know. Respect for animals. Respect for the planet."<br /><br />How true! How simple. If only everyone lived this way.BluebirdMamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03883725807811185062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-615729695440639670.post-38119687588135692552010-11-09T11:53:39.698-05:002010-11-09T11:53:39.698-05:00What an awesome way to look at the different facet...What an awesome way to look at the different facets of your parenting and lives - through the lens of respect. It is such a basic tenet of why so many of us live and parent the way we do! Thanks for sharing Kellie :)Dionna @ Code Name: Mamahttp://codenamemama.comnoreply@blogger.com