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True respect, acknowledges and validates our
right and our opportunity, to discover and
formulate our own opinions, to develop our
ability to reflect and to make our own conscious
choices; and it acknowledges and validates the
rights of others to do the same.

When we engage with life through empathy, the
quality of respect enables difference to be
welcomed with interest, rather than received as
a threat and as something to be defended
against, and this creates possibility for learning
and for growth. Doorways are open, and there is
a mutual flow of both giving and receiving.

We often hear the term give and take in
relationships. When I think about a healthy
exchange, within a relationship, I prefer to think
about giving and receiving.

Giving and receiving are different to giving
and taking.

Taking and Receiving are not the same.

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