"When you are down and out and there is no place else to go" start to give. Give whatever comes to mind - compliments, apples, appreciation, pennies, suggestions, service, cherry pies, paper clips, love, rides, prayers, checks, water, kindness, pets to your pet....just give. Begin to look for things you can give and for places and people you can give to.
Soon you will realize that you have an inexhaustable supply and that the more you give, the more you have to give! Why? Cause you were created out of the very giving nature of life itself; therefore, giving is your nature. It is a part of your DNA. The best part about becoming more and more aware of giving, is that you begin to notice that life is giving more and more back to you - more of what you give away returns to you again and again and again.
So, begin to notice what you are actually giving. Begin to notice if what you are giving is "freely given" - or if it has some hidden purpose or agenda. In other words are you giving to receive? or, are you freely giving. If you are giving to receive something back, that is a transaction or an agreement between you and the receiver, and is not a true "gift".
Especially now, during this "economic downturn", I encourage you to increase your financial giving. Not giving to a charity (although that is good to do) because that is giving with an expectancy that the organization will "do" something specific with your gift and is really a contractual agreement, albeit a silent one.
Begin to give to people or organizations that uplift you or inspire you. Make a weekly game of searching out ones that bring warmth to your heart or who are doing the work in the world that supports greater life, and when you send your check (or check the box on your bank account's bill-paying column), be grateful and then let it go.
Whenever you feel sad, disappointed by life in some way, I encourage you to find someone or someplace and begin to give. You will be amazed at how much better you feel and how quickly smiles return to your face.
Blessed be...
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