The heart grows rich in giving....

Spiritual resource to share: giving

So now my favorite show to watch on the 'net is Oprah's Big Give. Have any of you seen it? Basically, Oprah and friends of Oprah give money to a selected group of people who compete against one another to give this money away in the most creative way. Combining the popularity of reality tv shows and the interest in seeing people get eliminated every week, she taps into the fundamental satisfaction of giving unselfishly. And not only that, but the competitive element sharpens the focus on giving as creatively and as exponentially as you can.

What a hoot! Those team members are most successful when they are able to get others who have been dumbfounded on receiving cash and gifts from a perfect stranger, to go and give of themselves to others. A Pay It Forward kind of act.

It is catching. The responses from the team members, once they have done their deeds, are great! They are exhilarated and happy, happy, happy. It's kind of like starting a movement. The attraction and satisfaction of being unselfish is catching on!

It makes me think......

We are all rich: in spirit, in time, in stories to share, in experience, in hidden talents like writing, singing, speaking Finnish, and maybe in things like money, clothes, toys, etc. How can we give even more creatively and in a way that builds momentum for others to give? And how can we do it in a deeply satisfying way? How can we do this so that it makes us laugh for the joy of it all?

Here are some inspiring "giving" ideas from two of my favorite books:


Giving does not impoverish us in the service of our Maker, neither does withholding enrich us.

Happiness is spiritual, born of Truth and Love. It is unselfish; therefore it cannot exist alone, but requires all mankind to share it.

II Cor 9:7 Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.

The rich in spirit help the poor in one grand brotherhood, all having the same Principle, or Father; and blessed is that man who seeth his brother's need and supplieth it, seeking his own in another's good.

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