The way to find we have something is by giving it away. Huh? We all have love and fullness and completion within us already (as much as it can seem like we don’t). The way to find it and draw it forth is by giving it. Anyone would agree that we can’t give what we don’t have. Right? So if we can give it, we must have it.
Many feel like there’s a hole inside and think that if they can just find something outside themselves, that hole will be filled. The problem is this never works. It never works because the hole we feel can only be filled by discovering that what we are yearning for was inside us all along. And the way to find it, is by giving it. By giving it, we find we have it…we discover that we always had it.
I know this can seem counter intuitive but think about one simple experience in your own life when you poured out love to someone or something and felt fuller as a result. It’s not the love you received that made you feel full, it was the love you gave.
It’s very important to understand that I’m not referring to the type of giving that has an expectation of a return though. The kind in many relationships when we think because we gave to someone they should give us something in return (even an expectation of gratitude). This is still looking to get something and will not result in the experience I’m referring to.
I know this might seem like a very different approach but you might ask yourself how much looking outside for fulfillment has worked and how much it has ended in pain and disappointment? And how many times have you given with an expectation and felt more empty as a result? Ask and be very honest with yourself. And if your’e honest with yourself you might be able to at least ask yourself what you really have to lose by trying something different? xo
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On Sat, Jan 27, 2018 at 10:19 AM, Princess Sassy Pants & Co.™ wrote:
> The Princess posted: ” The way to find we have something is by giving it > away. Huh? We all have love and fullness and completion within us already > (as much as it can seem like we don’t). The way to find it and draw it > forth is by giving it. Anyone would agree that we can’t gi” >
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Love this!! Are u not posting to Instagram anymore?
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Enjoy your reads. One came to me that my Mother use to say:
“YOU’RE STANDING TOO CLOSE TO THE
CANVAS”
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That reminds me of another analogy I often use too! As a painter you learn that you have to make your brushstrokes but then you must back up to what’s called the standpoint (the distance that the piece will ultimately be viewed from). It’s from this place that you also map out your next brush strokes. A painting never looks the same close up and if you don’t stand back very often
while you’re painting, it ultimately won’t look right. xo
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Absolutely right on. ❤️
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I agree. Example – when I smile at someone passing by and they keep on walking without one in return. I think to myself — I have given that person the gift of a smile today. I hope it makes their day just a little better.
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I have lived by this philosophy over the last several years and it is really is the only way….and one other lesson I learned was giving myself lots of love too. We sometimes forget to give ourselves love!
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Very good point!
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