tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post6023494233487061681..comments2023-10-11T03:49:53.934-04:00Comments on The Gold Puppy: Separation of Church and State, as it wereReya Mellickerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13076092659507965666noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-89742177003619083992012-01-16T08:06:05.467-05:002012-01-16T08:06:05.467-05:00Thanks Steven. Perfectly said.
In the village, fr...Thanks Steven. Perfectly said.<br /><br />In the village, friendships do develop out of the kinds of relationships that would usually be monochromatic, but I haven't been skillful with that side of the equation. I am learning!Reya Mellickerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13076092659507965666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-39340462766545795892012-01-16T07:19:38.411-05:002012-01-16T07:19:38.411-05:00there's a space created in service that allows...there's a space created in service that allows for a quality of intimacy which carries that double-edge sword of friendship and care. ideally, the two aren't mutually exclusive are they! i find that with my students as i nurture them along and it feels like friendship but it's entirely something other . . . . it's a quality of care that has more to do with reaching across the space. stevenstevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14132104804524716898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-91413549825926311032012-01-15T16:24:06.479-05:002012-01-15T16:24:06.479-05:00Thanks. Candy yeah - they come to my house now. Wo...Thanks. Candy yeah - they come to my house now. Wow. <br /><br />I don't try to be friends with every client, btw.Reya Mellickerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13076092659507965666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2607471777855707790.post-45235308857178121732012-01-15T15:24:39.543-05:002012-01-15T15:24:39.543-05:00It's got to be tricky, especially with the ver...It's got to be tricky, especially with the very personal services that you provide in your work, to decide the right amount of professional distance to keep with your clients without seeming distant or unfriendly. But it's very necessary, especially when they are coming to your house, to establish boundaries that feel right to you.<br /><br />It's amazing to me how much those boundaries can vary from one person to the next. My husband, nice guy that he is, has had to learn that I am not comfortable having random out-of-town students who he just met coming upstairs to "see the house" in person. Sheesh! I guess that's what I get for having a house blog.Cyndyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11787927933858782267noreply@blogger.com