LIfe...treat
it like a hot tater!
Have
you noticed in your own life how lifeless you
sometimes feel whenever you hoard things? Whether
with money or love or time or energy...we're either
keeping it or we're passing it on. And those in
the latter category seem to be DANCIN'!
"To
Have, I must Keep 'n Stash like a squirrel in
the Fall."
Can't
take it with you. Yet many continue stock piling
& stock piling then grow old and die. Mercy
me, the last thing I want folks saying at my funeral
is, "gosh, he had alotta stuff piled
up under his bed"!
Focusing
on my navel becomes toxic. As I become self-absorbed
I have less interest in contributing, and it's
the heart and act of contribution that purges
and revitalizes. I've seen more vitality returned
to relationships by simply taking their focus
OFF the relationship and ON doing something together
that makes a difference. As an individual or as
a couple or as a corporate team, the snare lies
in your cause becoming as small as you vs. larger
than you.
Have
you noticed in your own life the correlation between
hoarding things for yourself and feeling somewhat
"lifeless"? Whether you're talkin' money
or love or time or energy...we're either hoarding
it or we're passing it on. And those passing it
on are also those who are DANCIN' thru life!
This
is one of those areas of life that I cannot fully
explain. But make no mistake, GIVING sets up MIRACLES.
Think
of money or possessions as ENERGY. Energy has
a natural flow. In and out. Up and down. Ebb and
flow. Try breathing in and holding your breath.
Now breath in some more. And in some more. You
begin to appreciate the act of breathing out SO
MORE ROOM CAN BE MADE FOR BREATHING IN.
I've
personally noticed this flow in my own life. When
I hoard my own talents or time or energy without
giving it away, I feel stagnant like a stream
with no outlet. Some think that in order to HAVE
we must KEEP. Consider that, to have we must Give
so as to make room to have more!
Now,
I'm not suggesting that you go give away everything
that you own. No no no...I'm asking you to examine
your posture toward life. We're either "Poverty
Conscious" or we're "Abundance Conscious".
We see everything in life as limited quantities
to be stashed or as unlimited to be passed thru
us. Stash or pass! For me personally I've witnessed
in my own life each of these play significant
roles in feeling either stuck or feeling free.
We're
created to contribute. That's why we feel so
good when we do. Have you noticed how much better
it feels to give a gift than to receive one?
Here's a promise I'll make to you. If you're
feeling stuck, sluggish or depressed right now,
GET UP AND GO GIVE. Don't just take the pill
this time. Go dig a ditch or write a check or
buy a gift or feed a homeless or share your
story or tooter a child or sit with an elderly
or roof with a neighbor or sing a song to a
friend on the phone. DO IT! Then try figuring
out where your depression went.
As
you get more and more in touch with your reason
for being here on this earth, you'll see that
you are here to contribute, in some form. That's
our purpose,
and our living out of that purpose catapults our
lives into the land of the LIVING!
Look for ways to GIVE. How much
simpler can I make it. And do it anonymously.
"Strings-attached" givers don't seem
to benefit the same spiritual results.
If there's nothing in your daily
schedule that looks like giving, then get creative
and include it starting right now. I mean it!
Now! Go to your office doorway and compliment
the first person you see down the hall. Pick up
the phone and give some love to a friend by telling
them what you appreciate most about them. Buy
someone lunch. GIVE. Anything of value to you.
GIVE. ZING comes from GIVING. Give. You'll be
glad you did I promise.
