Comments on: The Reciprocity Principle http://weirdblog.wordpress.com/2007/09/17/the-reciprocity-principle/ Creativity | Technology | Community Sat, 02 Jan 2010 01:22:01 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Reciprocal Giving - A Pleasant Fantasy | Reflections From a Murky Pond http://weirdblog.wordpress.com/2007/09/17/the-reciprocity-principle/#comment-16368 Reciprocal Giving - A Pleasant Fantasy | Reflections From a Murky Pond Thu, 27 Sep 2007 16:47:28 +0000 http://weirdblog.wordpress.com/2007/09/17/the-reciprocity-principle/#comment-16368 [...] Brown has posited on his blog WeirdGuy that the Principle of Reciprocity applies to the act of giving. While this is a wonderful idea I believe it falls into the realms of [...] [...] Brown has posited on his blog WeirdGuy that the Principle of Reciprocity applies to the act of giving. While this is a wonderful idea I believe it falls into the realms of [...]

]]> By: ebrown http://weirdblog.wordpress.com/2007/09/17/the-reciprocity-principle/#comment-16001 ebrown Wed, 19 Sep 2007 05:06:11 +0000 http://weirdblog.wordpress.com/2007/09/17/the-reciprocity-principle/#comment-16001 Annie, good comments. Thank you for sharing your thoughts -- you r raise valid concerns. It is always good to maintain a healthy perspective when giving. -eb Annie, good comments. Thank you for sharing your thoughts — you r raise valid concerns. It is always good to maintain a healthy perspective when giving. -eb

]]> By: Annie http://loveambassador.blogspot.com http://weirdblog.wordpress.com/2007/09/17/the-reciprocity-principle/#comment-15970 Annie http://loveambassador.blogspot.com Tue, 18 Sep 2007 14:20:00 +0000 http://weirdblog.wordpress.com/2007/09/17/the-reciprocity-principle/#comment-15970 I enjoyed your post on giving. If a person gives for the pleasure of giving then they enjoy the giving and it doesn't matter whether the receiver acknowledges or not. Of course if you are naturally a giver you will soon feel drained if you continuously give to those who don't choose to acknowledge or give back. It would be a wonderful world indeed if all those that we come in contact with were always giving from their heart without expectation of return. If we live for example from the philosophy of the Four Agreements by Don Miquel Ruiz--then we always show up and do our best. From this place we always give our best. Annie Lawrence I enjoyed your post on giving. If a person gives for the pleasure of giving then they enjoy the giving and it doesn’t matter whether the receiver acknowledges or not. Of course if you are naturally a giver you will soon feel drained if you continuously give to those who don’t choose to acknowledge or give back. It would be a wonderful world indeed if all those that we come in contact with were always giving from their heart without expectation of return. If we live for example from the philosophy of the Four Agreements by Don Miquel Ruiz–then we always show up and do our best. From this place we always give our best.
Annie Lawrence

]]> By: ebrown http://weirdblog.wordpress.com/2007/09/17/the-reciprocity-principle/#comment-15933 ebrown Mon, 17 Sep 2007 19:38:12 +0000 http://weirdblog.wordpress.com/2007/09/17/the-reciprocity-principle/#comment-15933 Thanks Jonolan, You raise a good point, however, my perspective was from the point of the giver. Granted, those receiving may feel they deserve it. There is nothing a giver can do about that except choose to whom they give to next. Keep reading and commenting! -eb Thanks Jonolan,

You raise a good point, however, my perspective was from the point of the giver. Granted, those receiving may feel they deserve it. There is nothing a giver can do about that except choose to whom they give to next.

Keep reading and commenting!
-eb

]]> By: jonolan http://weirdblog.wordpress.com/2007/09/17/the-reciprocity-principle/#comment-15932 jonolan Mon, 17 Sep 2007 19:03:09 +0000 http://weirdblog.wordpress.com/2007/09/17/the-reciprocity-principle/#comment-15932 Nice thought though sadly misguided - you didn't take into account the large number of people who won't eve nrecognize that were giving them something due to their sense of entitlement. Many people don't recognize gifts because they believe their only recieving their due. Nice thought though sadly misguided – you didn’t take into account the large number of people who won’t eve nrecognize that were giving them something due to their sense of entitlement. Many people don’t recognize gifts because they believe their only recieving their due.

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