tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2836126043167419098.post3569850435758574951..comments2023-10-20T07:35:07.283-05:00Comments on Free Spirit Knits: Day #9: Giving Thanks as a Practice in ReceivingShannonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03853237423923378851noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2836126043167419098.post-71347142298441409742011-11-12T22:33:04.122-06:002011-11-12T22:33:04.122-06:00Oh! And please let me know what I should do to ge...Oh! And please let me know what I should do to get this beautiful piece of art that I won!Mandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02359043099884232265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2836126043167419098.post-40043824113953883252011-11-10T10:26:23.874-06:002011-11-10T10:26:23.874-06:00This is a great post, and I have been mulling it o...This is a great post, and I have been mulling it over since I read it, especially in regards to parenting. I think it's good practice to have children saying thank yous, but I don't push it. If my son doesn't want to, then I drop it. I try to model that behavior, as I believe children learn most through what they see us do. If I want my son to be mindful, I try to be mindful. The same goes with gratitude. I truly aspire to give things without expecting things in return, but I do know that deep down there is the smallest expectation of receiving something in return, co-mingling with the twinge of guilt I feel for having that expectation. Something I need to work on!Mandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02359043099884232265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2836126043167419098.post-59607146650205315812011-11-10T07:02:00.709-06:002011-11-10T07:02:00.709-06:00Yay! I'm so excited that I won this beautiful...Yay! I'm so excited that I won this beautiful piece of artwork. I can't wait to hang it in my son's playroom!Mandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02359043099884232265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2836126043167419098.post-53673321010028764252011-11-09T17:59:08.460-06:002011-11-09T17:59:08.460-06:00Argh! I just spent 5 minutes typing up quite the ...Argh! I just spent 5 minutes typing up quite the long comment here regarding this post and then my computer did something funny and I lost it!! :( boo. <br /><br />Short version: I was talking about this with a friend at the park just now and I realized that for a long time I didn't feel deserving of so many things and so my "thank yous" were a little over the top...almost as if I was giving something back to make up for the generosity that I wasn't so comfortably receiving. Now that I am more centered and loving with myself, I still say thank you often but it is done with love and without that undeserving or unworthy feeling that I used to have. <br /><br />We also talked about how I don't want my kids growing up EXPeCTING a thank you from others. I don't want them doing something just because they expect something in return. I hope they will always want to give and love freely without walls or without needing something in return. I think somewhere along the road of life, we lose this childlike ability to just give without too much thought and whether we admit it or not, giving and receiving isn't as easy to do without walls or thinking of social rules. Kids just seem to make it easy. They may not say thank you all the time but they do seem to be able to give from the heart and accept love and gifts freely...and it usually feels awesome to give to kids...just seeing their joy is enough thank you. Anyway this probably makes no sense...one long ramble but it is harder the second time through.Amanda@runninghoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16389034066639666578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2836126043167419098.post-73969492607110393292011-11-09T17:35:42.763-06:002011-11-09T17:35:42.763-06:00Oh good- happy to send it to Mandy :) I love that...Oh good- happy to send it to Mandy :) I love that picture of you Shannon!Lorihttp://loriportka.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2836126043167419098.post-36081160029735545692011-11-09T17:05:05.236-06:002011-11-09T17:05:05.236-06:00Wow! What an amazing post and a lot to think about...Wow! What an amazing post and a lot to think about! I am one who finds it hard to accept gifts, I would rather be the giver. Having a feeling of obligation to the other person is something I have a hard time overcoming and yet when I give a gift I am not expecting anything in return. I guess this is something I need to work on.<br />xxTracey ~ Cloverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11575854515384481573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2836126043167419098.post-35562362693851389662011-11-09T13:40:40.715-06:002011-11-09T13:40:40.715-06:00Ahh, great food for thought this morning. No quit...Ahh, great food for thought this morning. No quite ready to respond to this but it is there...swirling around in my brain today and I will be thinking of it from time to time. Hope to get back here and read some of the comments. "Thank you" for this. ;)Amanda@runninghoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16389034066639666578noreply@blogger.com