tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861538098303214391.post6404971547672027769..comments2023-03-22T05:07:05.190-05:00Comments on Quests of Motherhood: Connectivity, Part 2Cynda Western Felinihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13193249596067918884noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861538098303214391.post-63868065913322116592009-04-28T18:38:00.000-05:002009-04-28T18:38:00.000-05:00WOW! Mutual respect. I think you hit the nail on t...WOW! Mutual respect. I think you hit the nail on the head. That is so true. The women I truely connect with I also highly respect. I am reading a book and I will share more later, that talks about judging one another and the damage it causes. If we respected each other more there would be less judgement and more connectedness.<br /><br />Thanks for the thought-provoking comment!!Cynda Western Felinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13193249596067918884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7861538098303214391.post-45705911957445000042009-04-28T17:59:00.000-05:002009-04-28T17:59:00.000-05:00Your pondering is making me pause to ponder more t...Your pondering is making me pause to ponder more too! I was gardening this afternoon (a connection you and I share), and it gave me food for thought (ha! no pun intended).<br /><br /> We share a love for words, a common Christian faith, are both country girls, and love finding ways to be frugal. We love animals and our husbands. We have a moral compass.... I think all of these things are a connection, but are not the root of our connectedness. While pondering in the garden, I found that a great part of our friendship/connectedness comes from mutual respect(perhaps?). I think about all the people I am connected to, and of those I wish I was "more connected" with. I respect all of them and their abilities.....what they are so good at doing (whether that be living a life of example, being a great mom, a fantastic prayer warrior, a magical gardener, an incredible horse trainer, etc). I may not agree on everything, but having respect for someone and their gifts allows for that. Respect + a commonality in interests usually equals a desire in deepening friendships for me.<br /><br />As far as connectedness goes, sometimes a phone conversation is satisfactory, sometimes a personal visit is absolutely necessary....an email is ok for small stuff, I HATE the concept of TEXTING tho....to me, that is a very unconnected way of connecting, and should be relegated to "emergency use only" status (ie- if there is no other way to communicate). Sometimes, when someone "connects" with me in some little way, just to let me know they care, is a huge connectivity booster, you know? <br /><br />This is a blog topic that will keep me ruminating too, because there is no simple answer. <br /><br />(geeez- if this were about the opposite sex, researchers would just pin it all on pheromones!)FarmingforTruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14528331897833330097noreply@blogger.com