It doesn't make sense does it – what you giveaway you keep? BUT think about
it, when you give away love, you get love in return. When you share knowledge
with others, it is more ingrained into your being. If you don't share it, how long
do you retain what you learned?
I believe that as a society we have become somewhat cynical and we are afraid
to share because someone else moves ahead of us. We don't offer praise for
others even small accomplishments because we are caught up in what is going
on in our lives.
You see that people do something like return a Mac that someone missed laid
and you think THAT IS AMAZING…
I think that is sad. Not because someone returned something so valuable,
BUT because it is something that we have come to not expect from others.
We forget that in the giving to others…we get something in return. Although
our focus of giving must not be about what we get out of it. BUT out
of the overflow of ourselves… WE GIVE.
Be careful about what you giveaway because if you share NEGATIVE
thoughts and feelings, you get to keep those as well.
So maybe you need some help feeling grateful this holiday season…
here are 100 Ways to get you started.
Axle Munthe says…”What you keep to yourself you LOSE, what you giveaway
you keep FOREVER.”
It’s a universal law:
You have to give before you get.
You must plant your seeds
before you reap the harvest.
The more you sow, the more you’ll reap.
In giving to others,
you’ll find yourself blessed.
The law works to give you back
more than you have sown.
The giver’s harvest is always full.
Those that obtain have little.
Those who scatter have much.
Nature does not give to those
who will not spend.
—Anonymous
I believe this to be true and it all starts with what you teach in the home and in
share in groups your family is part of.
My daughter just called me a few minutes ago from school EXCITED…
to remind me she is staying after today to help sort food from her
school's drive. We made cards for kids that will be in the hospital over Christmas
in girl scouts. We packed over 40 bags of food and made cookies for the
Fishes and Loaves ministry at our church. My older kids will be helping
at the hospital tomorrow to support the staff that work in the children's heart
ward. This is by no means boasting, but examples of how we share out of our
blessings to pour out to others.
When you teach kids to be thankful and share in the little things, then the
BIG things are really a no brainer later on…like returning someone's lost laptop.
