The Power of Giving
There has been a little talk about giving here and I've been meaning to start this discussion to help everyone gain some more insight to its power.
The act of giving, to me, signifies a release of worry. A release of lack. A release of self. When we fully release our self then we can open up more to the harmony that this world has to offer. After all any definition of self that we have is completely ego based and can be changed with just one thought.
While in the past I have given things to people I always felt the feeling of some kind of lack. "What if I need that again?" I would ask myself. This would cause fear and lead to the feeling that I wasn't gaining anything by this act that should be selfless. So I would constantly stay in the feeling of lack and we all know how hard that is to get out of.
Recently I've been having different feelings on the subject that have changed the outlook of my whole life. I met a friend a while back who gives and gives and gives and never seems to ask for anything in return. I'm meeting with him soon to talk about this and his thoughts but for now it remains a mystery how one person can naturally "get it" and how I am just discovering it for myself. The more I paid attention to this powerful act the more people seemed to come out of the woodworks and I was able to see that this is all around us. I'm not sure it's all selfless but it's present.
So now I see giving as an act that directly impacts the world around me. The results are immediate and in most cases the love given is received back instantly.
So please, share with us all your thoughts on this wonderful, beautiful and profound act so we can all come to a better understanding and make the worlds around us a better place.
The act of giving, to me, signifies a release of worry. A release of lack. A release of self. When we fully release our self then we can open up more to the harmony that this world has to offer. After all any definition of self that we have is completely ego based and can be changed with just one thought.
While in the past I have given things to people I always felt the feeling of some kind of lack. "What if I need that again?" I would ask myself. This would cause fear and lead to the feeling that I wasn't gaining anything by this act that should be selfless. So I would constantly stay in the feeling of lack and we all know how hard that is to get out of.
Recently I've been having different feelings on the subject that have changed the outlook of my whole life. I met a friend a while back who gives and gives and gives and never seems to ask for anything in return. I'm meeting with him soon to talk about this and his thoughts but for now it remains a mystery how one person can naturally "get it" and how I am just discovering it for myself. The more I paid attention to this powerful act the more people seemed to come out of the woodworks and I was able to see that this is all around us. I'm not sure it's all selfless but it's present.
So now I see giving as an act that directly impacts the world around me. The results are immediate and in most cases the love given is received back instantly.
So please, share with us all your thoughts on this wonderful, beautiful and profound act so we can all come to a better understanding and make the worlds around us a better place.
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Permalink Reply by alison hummel on -
giving is an amazing activity. when we keep something to ourselves, there is a focus upon lack. giving from the heart...not for any outcome of any sort--truly can be a life changing activity. when we give to another human being or animal or whatever--we are no longer focusing on ourselves. and this the part when we actually lessen the resistance of allowing our desires into our lives, because we are not thinking about them anymore (at least for the moment). giving is a critical part of my entire life. but it is also important for me to be lined up with the giving prior to giving. i love that. i love giving to someone who is tuned in tapped in turned on. i love to be the channel through which source can respond to desires for others. great topic!
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Permalink Reply by Jilly on -
SWEET Chris SO SWEET ! Giving IS a release of SELF and also aligns us with that Harmony you talk of. The energy is all around us, and GIVING is part of the energy. When we go stale the ENERGY switches off you might say. Its all about keeping that switch ON at all times. I find it so wonderful how the Universe gives us so many avenues in which we can give. We can let go of stuff. We can GIVE service (giving of ones self). We can GIVE LOVE the most profound and POWERFUL GIFT of all. The list goes on and on. GIVING raises our vibration on an individual plane. It also raises the vibration of the receiver. In that giving we are in the LAW and we draw ourselves closer to the source.
Regarding the nature of giving and your friend getting it but you just now realizing it for yourself. This has a lot to do with your BELIEF SYSTEM. We are all brought up in a different way. Some are brought up in this BELIEF SYSTEM of letting go of self, as others are not. When I define Belief System, Im not saying that you were brought up to not give. I am saying that you were brought up to believe that you needed to KEEP it JUST IN CASE. Or that giving/showing LOVE to your Father is somehow different that giving /showing LOVE to your NEIGHBOR...ITS NOT. This breaking out of this belief system is called the AWAKENING.
NOW my wonderful FRIEND...you grabbed my attention when you said this GIVING has an impact on the WORLD. It most definately does. I just wrote a blog on this very subject called The Matters of the Heart on a Global Scale. I have been studying this very concept. Research has revealed that the brain and the heart are connected in energy waves. People’s brain waves appear to synchronize with the rhythm of the electromagnetic waves generated in the earth’s ionosphere. So YES, action we take in THE ACT OF GIVING in raising these energy waves thus effecting us on a GLOBAL SCALE. Emotions not only create coherence or incoherence in our bodies, but also radiate outward like radio waves and are detected by the nervous systems of those around us.
THANK YOU Chris for this very insightful discussion. THANK YOU for GIVING of your self to this site called Co-Creator.
THANK YOU for making this WORLD a better place. Sending you much LOVE...JILLY
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Permalink Reply by createfate on -
Wonderful topic Chris... One I have thought so much about... Always being a "helper" naturally I have been given the gift of alot of compassion for others... I have learned over time that I need to do it for fun and for free...this is the only way... and yes its very powerful...I am constantly put in situations at work and in life to help others in some way... Maybe we all are...It sometimes seems I am wearing a sign on my forehead, people often come up and just start telling me things....I decided at a very young age that giving was one of the truly worthwhile things to do in this life...in fact nothing was more important... Sometimes people are not ready to "recieve" and in these cases its not to their benefit or mine for me to try to give them something.... I must keep my cup full so that I have something to give....Self care is imperative if your giving on a regular basis. and yes...it always comes back, sometimes in another form... Like Jilly said what we were taught or our conditioning plays a big role in how we give or if we give... When someone is able to see that we are giving with no other reward in mind they experience healing and then so do we. ...I may have more thoughts on this later...
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Permalink Reply by Jenna Costo on -
Hi Chris...Its great that you brought up your concern regarding giving. I would say accept now for what it is. Don't force yourself to change overnight. Rather, shift your thoughts slightly or faster, as long as it is comfortable. I'll tell you how I think about letting go of physical objects. So I am a little feng shui crazy and I believe feng shui is a very powerful tool when you apply it correctly. Just moving things and looking at objects is a small part of it. A more important aspect is how we think. So I have a great interest in interior decor and I love to have a place that is Zen like. By that I mean, I love to have my counters empty and clean and every room to have a minimalistic appearence. The other way to put this is that I want everything I have to have its home, its space to breathe. For example, when I have shoes in my closet, I make sure each one has room. I would never put 3 where there is space for only one. And I also believe that less is more. Having said that, every single object in your house impacts you- your environment impacts you. So I like to maximise the benefits of this by keeping it simple. If there is something in my house that I dont absolutely love, I dont keep it. And might as well give it to someone who will use it or like it. SOmetimes you have to use your discretion, but once in a while when in doubt I ask myself " Am I a pack rat?" If this is what a pack rat would do, then I give it away. Also I ask is this necessary? If not I give it away.Of course I have lots of stuff, and I would never give away something I absolutely love, but its good to take it to the step where you get rid of the unwanted and unnecessary. This is what I have to say about giving away physical objects. Giving for the sake of helping others is related, but Im not going to get to that today. I think Jilly did an excellent job there :)
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Permalink Reply by Jilly on
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Hi Jenna, I need desperately to get into those closets. I too, love my counters clear and live minimalisticly. Sometimes it can be difficult to maintain when living with a husband that doesn't quite have the grasp of it yet. It is getting better however. I too use that rule a place for everything. You definately hit a cord with me thought when you mentioned shoes. I am in the process of down sizing in that area. By example hubby is following suite. I have read many books about feng shui, however I am not completely clear if Im doing it correct. I really need to invest in having a master visit my home. Something to think about for sure. I am definately not a nick-nacky person. I cant wait to hear your slant on the "giving for the sake of helping others". Actually I would love to hear about a global giving slant if anyone out there has one?
I can see Chris I will have to tune in for more here on this discussion. ~♥~ Jilly
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Permalink Reply by Chris on -
Of course! If everything has it's place than it's easy to make place for anything else you want to bring into your life. If you feel that you are cluttered and overwhelmed with "stuff" then you'll get more and more stuff which will never hold any value to you. Surrounding yourself only with things that you love will only bring more of that love to you in all aspects of your life. This is very important to having the energy it takes for giving.
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Permalink Reply by Chris on
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I just read and processed something that Claudia Beutelspacher said about how she was brought up in a religious home and was told to tithe money to God. This seems like a simple act of giving but the more I thought about it the more power I realized it had and has everything to do with this discussion.
The thoughts that pop up in my head when I picture this is that you would be giving something of yours to a source that has everything so why bother giving anyways? I believe what the religious texts were trying to tell us is that in this sacrifice, in the act of giving to something that has everything, we release our hold on what we think we need and ultimately give to a source that needs nothing. When we give to a source that needs nothing we tell the Universe (or God) that we no longer feel we need this. And when we break that attachment we allow for the Universe to forget about our need and focus on the thought that we have an unlimited supply and are willing to share it with even the most limitless thing, God (or our Universe)
Of course it can be hard to start at this point so the practice I suggest to everyone (and I will start this practice myself as of today) would be to take steps in giving to increase the lives of others, break our attachment with everything and allow for whatever we desire to be drawn to us through the feeling of wealth.
Giving Steps: (I'll develop a system for this as I travel the path)
1st: Giving something that you have excess of to those in need
-Cleaning out your closet and give old clothes away to those in need
-Sending money to charities to help others
-Giving cans of food to food banks
-Volunteering your time at food shelters
2nd: Giving something you use occasionally to those in need
3rd: Giving something you use occasionally to those not in need
4th: Giving something you use often to those in need
5th: Giving something you use often to those not in need
6th: Giving something you think you can't live without to those in need
7th: Giving something you think you can't live without to those not in need
Well there is a rough first draft of my "Giving Plan" (I need a cool name for this one.) It make sense to me and I hope it makes sense to all of you who are interested. Any ideas on how to stream line this?
I love you all. Thank you for your comments and desire to learn more about this wonderful tool.
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Permalink Reply by Jilly on
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OK, YOU Who! Here I am everyone.
I took the opportunity to go to the blog that Claudia wrote. I also read all the replys.
So here is my opinion.
The fundamental reason I left the Church was because they are fear based. This is hugh as it is a global problem. Realizing how many people out there are living in this fear is mind boggling. If you question this, the KEYWORD is SIN.
So moving on to the Tithe issue. Actually the word means to give a TENTH of ones income coming from the concept of TAX. This was a requirement not a choice in the church. It was also thought that if you didnt do so there would be unfavorable results. In the early years Several European countries operate a formal process linked to the tax system allowing some churches to assess tithes.
In some religions such acts of non-tithing would be punished. All fear based.
When you GIVE, if you GIVE and What you GIVE should not have any fear attached. You are not giving to the Source directly, you are GIVING to the Collective of the Source The source is all abundant...remember. When we give we are CREATING the flow of GIVING. Weather you know it or not, you are creating when you GIVE.
I believe that when you give there should be nothing ATTACHED.
The idea here is to GIVE the SHIRT OFF YOUR BACK...that is true giving.
Clearing the clutter out of your life is not GIVING to anothers, it is GIVING YOURSELF an uncluttered life. De-Cluttering is an attachment. OH yes it is nice that you give the clutter away, but that is not the true meaning of GIVING.
So Yes, to QUOTE CHRIS "Of course it can be hard to start at this point so the practice I suggest to everyone (and I will start this practice myself as of today) would be to take steps in giving to increase the lives of others, break our attachment with everything and allow for whatever we desire to be drawn to us through the feeling of wealth."
RIGHT ON...THE Giving Plan..JILLY
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Permalink Reply by createfate on
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ARE YOU SAYING SACRIFICE JILLY?
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Permalink Reply by Jilly on
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GOOD QUESTION FATE !
Interesting word "Sacrifice". No one likes to Sacrifice. I guess that says something about ourselves, doesnt it? Jilly has a smirk on her face.
Ok Jilly wipes the smirk off her face...Hugs JILLY
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Permalink Reply by createfate on
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Well... Sacrifice...implies lack doesnt it? lollllll
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Permalink Reply by Jilly on
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I avoided going there because that word has many meanings one of which is:
The term is also used metaphorically to describe selfless good deeds for others.
It was the Church that change that meaning for many of us.
Example: The ULTIMATE SACRIFICE...CHRIST, that one could see in the church and is also spoken as the exchange for SIN, or OUR SALVATION.
I think the LACKING you speak of is the NOT BEING ABLE TO SACRIFICE.
Somewhere the perception of Sacrifice was twisted in our beliefs.
Where is Chris and Jenna? I would love to hear what they have to say about this interesting subject. OH JENNNNA...OH CHRIISSSS where are you?
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