Chu said:
mocachapeau said:
I think that something to think about in this situation too, for the future, is how you present things, and why. It is natural to want to share what is so valuable to you, but you also have to be considerate, and strategic. Otherwise you can prevent others from learning their lessons, or create "storms", as you put it. It did sound a bit like you were trying to "sell" the crystals to people who weren't really asking, in general.
I do understand what you are saying, but I'm not sure that is quite how this came about.
At first, I thought of requesting crystals for myself only, because I am involved with the network and wanted to be apart of this initiative.
Then, I read in the thread that people were requesting crystals for their kids and that it was regarded as a good idea. My two kids, although they aren't pursuing research or reading, have shown a certain amount of interest in several topics I have shared with them over the years. My son is particularly aware of some of his programs and has begun to see a psychologist to try and learn about himself. So I thought it a good idea to talk to them about the project and see if they would be interested. They were.
Then, realizing that if I were to request crystals for them my wife would immediately demand to know why I would do something like that for them, but not do the same for her, I thought it best to approach her as well. It was just preemptive damage control, knowing full well how she would react.
The rest of the story comes entirely from her. Her immediate desire to get crystals for her daughter and grand kids is indicative of how she would have reacted had I not included her - I knew what might happen. It's like, "why them and not me", followed by "why us and not them", and who knows how far that would go.
I really wasn't trying to sell the idea, my only thought was that my kids have been very open-minded to these ideas and might be good candidates for being a part of this energetic network, if they were interested.
Looking back, I think it would have been best to just request crystals for myself and let the others ask about them if they wanted to.
But I also know that as soon as they arrived, and my wife learned about them, and saw that I had two for myself only, this scenario would most likely have played out anyway. It's a very common scenario in my home.