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Cycles and flows and circles of Life; giving and taking
Human history is a history of cycles. Cycles of prosperity and recession. Cycles of enlightenment and stagnation. There is compelling evidence that in North America we repeat the cycle of crisis, high, awakening,
unraveling every 80 or so years. Cycles impact the world and whole nations of people. Cyclesrent possibly closes or opens a generation of your family. People come and go, your family goes on.
Cycles impact you personally. If you consciously develop and share your good feelings what happens? At the breakfast table, you sincerely compliment a family member. That person is uplifted and in turn more positive
for their interactions. At least at a subconscious level, they registered, “It felt good to have someone notice me and care.” Your simple act, a compliment, was over with you when you said it. The effect of the
interaction goes on; it cycles through the lives of your loved ones and probably on through their interactions. It’s important to give.
Giving is not giving away
The single most important aspect of giving is the attitude with which you give. Many of us “learned” that if we gave something away, let the other kid play with the blocks, then they got the blocks and we lost the
blocks. From a quantitative or external view it might appear one person’s loss was the other person’s gain. Giving is about more than things. Giving, with the attitude of generosity, creates energy for you. It feels
good. The same energy is not generated if you give to get. You can do a fair trade; pay for services, for example, and this interaction has the potential of being synergistic, creating energy for all involved.
Giving with an attitude of generosity is a special kind of giving that lets you build up your own power for you. Giving opens your life to receiving. There is a flow in the universe-nothing is stagnant. When you
give love, you get love. Flowing water fosters growth, provides homes and nourishment, and gives us pleasure. A stagnant pool grows smaller, discourages life, and becomes a source of displeasure. Giving keeps the
flow going because giving leaves a space in you to receive. There are all kinds of giving- spending time with someone, listening to others, paying attention to people. Even mundane things are giving- paying bills,
cleaning, taking out the trash, etc.
Try This:
Change your view on what you do. When you do the dishes or let someone pull in front of you in traffic or fix your child’s toy or save some hot water for the next person, you are giving. Instead of giving more, or as
well as giving more, look at what you already do and “see” what you are giving and maybe to whom. Observe. If you “keep score” then you lose much of the potential benefit to you. You are already a giving loving
person and by recognizing that about yourself, you open your heart and reality to the abundance of the universe. Change your view on what you do.
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