There is so much confusion surrounding the power of giving. Some people think they have to give everything away in order to be liked, loved, and respected. Other people think they need to hold on to everything because there is scarcity or lack.
Neither approach is good and neither have the key component of balance.
It’s not necessary to hoard and it’s not necessary to give everything away when it comes to wanting more. Here are a few tips on giving and receiving and how they balance each other out.
It’s Okay to Want More
Once you recognize the underlying feelings associated with wanting more, you may be able to open up to abundance like never before.
Just about everyone you know probably has some feelings of guilt associated with wanting more.
If you say you want more money, you are thought to be greedy. If you say you want more food, you might be called a glutton, yet the simple act of wanting more is not greedy or selfish.
It’s okay to want more. When you realize that, you set yourself free.
If you want more than anyone else, however, and are not willing to share or do good with your abundance, that is when it falls into the category of greed.
You don’t need to feel guilty about the simple act of wanting and being more.
The Power of Giving
Giving Abundantly
When you give abundantly without hesitation and with no fear or guilt, that is where the magic happens. Try it in little ways at first.
Start by cleaning out a closet and giving all the things you don’t want or need anymore to charity. Buy a gift for someone just because and watch them smile, then become more aware.
Notice how you snagged the last, only parking spot right outside the store when it was pouring rain and say thank you! Be grateful for the reciprocal abundance.
Giving without Expectation
Make certain when you give, whether it is money, time or help, that you give without expectation of anything in return.
Also, make certain that you have no specific set of outcomes attached to your giving either. Meaning don’t expect the end result to look a certain way or have a certain outcome.
Giving has a powerful way of returning to you if you don’t expect anything and if you are aware, you’ll notice how you receive blessings in other ways.
Giving and Receiving
Receive With Gratitude
Every time you receive something good, pay attention and be grateful. When things don’t go your way, pay attention to that too but don’t spend too much time on it.
Don’t talk about it, focus or dwell on it too much. Chalk it up to a life experience and let it go as quickly as it came.
Be Open To Receive
When someone tries to do something nice for you or wants to help you in some way, do you tell them it’s not necessary or they shouldn’t have?
Let people give to you and be gracious and accepting of it.
When you allow people to give to you, it teaches them to be better receivers and let’s the power of giving flow back and forth.
