Give to let
Today I am continuing on with Deepak Chopra’s “Seven Spiritual Laws of Success.” I should mention this is from the “One Hour of Wisdom” pocketbook series, so it’s the condensed version of the original full length title. Moving on . . .
Yesterday we learned about The Law of Pure Potentiality. That we are all created from Source. That we are Source unless we let our ego get in the way. That we belong to the same laws of nature which would have us effortlessly, grown, flow and move through our lives, creating abundance with ease. Today’s law is the second in the series, which is The Law of Giving and Receiving. This is one of the most basic laws that we should all be able to agree on whether your religious, spiritual or anywhere in between. I remember going to Agape one Sunday and listening to Dr. Beckwith giving a sermon saying, “We don’t give to get more things. We give to let.” He was basically saying that when we give openly and freely of ourselves, we just create more space for great things to flow into our lives. So we aren’t giving to “get” things: we’re giving to “let” abundance come to us and fill the open space we just created.
Deepak Chopra stresses that this giving and receiving is an energy exchange, and that we need to keep the flow open and not stop up the energy. This means you should be open to receiving as well as giving. I like the way he describes it, “If you want love, learn to give love. If you want attention and appreciation, learn to give attention and appreciation; if you want material affluence, help others to become materially affluent.” (31)
A few ways to practice The Law of Giving and Receiving today are to gratefully receive any gift you get (whether it be a compliment or a material object) and to give everyone you encounter today a gift as well (again it can be a genuine smile, a compliment, or a wish for happiness, success and love in their life). How many times have you received a compliment from a stranger and thought – that was so nice, they don’t know me, they didn’t have to say that. It really does make a difference in someone’s day, so this is often the best way to practice. It’s a simple way you can keep good energy circulating around you and bless the lives of others.
Allez! Create a great day!
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August 26, 2008 at 10:16 pm
great one! sometimes it get frustrating to give and give and give and not receive but now i can just think of it as making room for more abundance
lovely!!! thank you for being a gift!