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Respect creates a boundary that recognizes and
validates our individuality whilst
simultaneously acknowledging and recognizing
the validity of others.

Respect shapes the energetic field both within us
and around us and in doing so affords us the
opportunity to be witness to any differences
between ourselves and others without
judgement.

Respect creates an energetic field of mutuality,
where despite our differences, we share a
common desire for understanding.

Even though we cannot see it, respect is
something that we can feel. It is a tangible and
yet unseen experience. Hopefully most of us will
know what it feels like to be treated with respect,
even when faced with a difference of opinion,
however, I suspect, with sadness, that most of us
will also know what it feels like to be on the
receiving end of a lack of respect or an inability
on the part of another to consider our thoughts
and opinions as valid, regardless of agreement.
Like many qualities, respect can be open to
misrepresentation and manipulation. I have
come across instances where respect is a word
that is used in a way that I would consider to be
inappropriate.

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