Are you wasting energy trying to respect someone who doesn’t value your respect?
#respect #selfcare #energy #relationships
### Honest Evaluation
Take a moment to assess if the individuals you respect truly appreciate your respect.
– Are they reciprocating the respect you give them?
– Do they show gratitude for your efforts to respect them?
### Don’t Drain Your Energy
If they aren’t valuing your respect, it’s time to stop wasting your energy.
1. Redirect your focus to those who appreciate and reciprocate your respect.
2. Give your time and energy to relationships that uplift and support you.
3. Remember, respecting yourself is key – don’t sacrifice your well-being for those who don’t value you.
So, are you ready to prioritize your energy for relationships that truly deserve it?
I had to learn this with my mother. Works for general caring for well being as well. Have basic respect but if you’re a big giver type of person you need to give where you also receive
Oh wow this hits home. My employer has zero respect for the worker bees that make things happen. I’m simply a cog in the machine. And therefore, I have zero respect for those decision makers that ignore its employees and disrespect us.
No, I think I’ll continue to try and respect everyone I can. Plenty of people out there who have never been shown enough respect or consideration and thus have never learned how to return it.
Just because somebody else is immature enough to not accept respect does not mean that I am going to decide to just not give it to them. Much like people always say it cost me $0 to be nice. And it’s better I be the one in the high ground that can stand proud and say at least I did the right thing as opposed to both of us just getting into a competition of who can be less respectful to the other
Never take criticism from someone you wouldn’t ask for advice.
Although I get your point, I like to treat respect as something that shouldn’t be expected of value. Of course that doesn’t mean don’t let people push you around because you have more self-respect or all that, but if I respect a person for something, I don’t expect them to acknowledge that respect. Unless there is a clear indication that you compliments someone of their respect. Ex: “I respect your confidence to protect your friend.” If someone says that to me, I will thank them for the comment, because that is the kind thing to do. I won’t expect them to want more than that and appreciation for a compliment. I won’t expect someone to say something like how they value my comment either. Respect is silent in most cases.
Don’t forget that sometimes if someone respects you, you have to wonder what kind of person you are.
Respect shouldn’t feel like it takes energy. And I respect someone irrespective of what that respect does for them.
I wonder if OP means trying to *gain the respect of* someone…
If someone repeatedly disrespects me I consciously avoid them or cut them out, they don’t necessarily have to respect me and i don’t necessarily have to interact with them so it’s a win win
This is one of those times when you have to clearly define what you mean by respect. Because almost every individual has a different interpretation of that word. Not spitting on someone’s face is a form of respect. Doing something not because it makes any sense, but because someone told you to do it is a form of respect. Between those two extremes there’s a wide spectrum, and your tip applies much more to some parts of that spectrum than others.
I have a very simple philosophy on that personally, respect is earned not given regardless of status now that doesn’t mean I won’t be a decent person to you just don’t expect respect when you have done nothing to earn it from me.
Respect doesn’t cost energy, and it is good to respect everyone without exception.
Respect isn’t a favor I’m doing someone. I don’t care whether they “value” it or not, whatever the fuck that even means. My respect for someone has nothing to do with how that person perceives it.
I respect people by default until provided a good reason not to.