| Gifting has opened many hearts to enormous gratitude | | | | money. And when we give love, we receive more |
| and compassion by allowing people to give without | | | | love. When we accept as a core belief that giving and |
| wanting something back in return. This opening of the | | | | receiving are the same, we thrive. |
| heart causes grace to flow in many unexpected ways | | | | Whenever we give with no expectation of receiving |
| as we recognize the abundance and oneness that | | | | something back in return, we are allowing the energy |
| comes from knowing there is more than enough to | | | | of the universe to flow naturally and powerfully, coming |
| give, not just receive. | | | | back to us many times over and in many ways. But |
| “Imagine for a moment what will happen to our | | | | when a gift is given to acquire something, this is really |
| world as more of us start giving without wanting | | | | barter and similar to commerce. This attention on |
| anything back in return. Picture a world filled with love | | | | receiving, or getting something back, creates unseen |
| and compassion and people are helping each other for | | | | blocks or resistance to receiving. An attitude of |
| no reason—a world where everyone has more then | | | | “getting” creates a blocked-up condition, a |
| enough. The possibilities are endless and easily within | | | | paralyzed state. As long as we maintain a desire for |
| our reach. Positive change begins with you. Start | | | | “getting” and an attitude of “getting,” we |
| practicing giving today and notice what happens.” - | | | | shut out the spirit of giving, and this limits the flow of |
| Hale Dwoskin | | | | good that can come to us. When we are truly giving, |
| Giving has been called the First Law of All Creation. It | | | | we are not eager for of any type of payback. If we |
| has also been said that there is a Universal Law of | | | | simply give to get, we cause the flow to stop. When |
| Giving and Receiving, or that giving and receiving are | | | | we give from the heart and with no expectations, we |
| the same. To clarify, quoting Kathleen Rainbow, | | | | will receive much more. |
| “For anything to function effectively, there needs to | | | | It was once pointed out to me that, ‘In Philippians |
| be some kind of structure. There are laws that govern | | | | 4:15-19, Paul speaks to the church about the power |
| our universe called Universal Laws. These laws apply | | | | and benefits of giving and receiving, telling them that |
| to everything, everywhere at all times in our universe. | | | | this financial would be like opening up a debit and credit |
| These laws enable our universe to function in an | | | | account for each of them, creating an open door for |
| orderly fashion. Without these laws there would be | | | | God almighty to meet every need that they have.’ |
| chaos in the universe. By studying, understanding, | | | | And the School of Metaphysics shares, ‘Life is a |
| cooperating, and applying these Universal Laws in our | | | | series of moments. The quality of your life is totally |
| daily lives we can lead the most successful, fulfilling, | | | | determined by the choices you make in how you |
| abundant, joyful and healthy life possible.” | | | | spend your time. To give a gift signifies time well spent. |
| In today’s modern society, human consciousness is | | | | It is effort well spent that returns to us many fold in the |
| awakening to a primary law governing the creation of | | | | spirit with which the gift was given. This is according to |
| abundance; 'Giving and Receiving are one and the | | | | Universal Law.’ |
| same. To give is to receive. To receive is to give.' A | | | | We can see from these two poles apart, cultural |
| conviction of universal oneness remains at the heart of | | | | viewpoints that the common thread expressed is that |
| this thought system, thus when we give, we do not | | | | giving opens up the door to receiving. When we give |
| lose what we give, rather, we receive more of what | | | | and expect nothing in return, the Universal Law of |
| we give. Lester Levenson, the inspiration behind The | | | | Giving and Receiving allows us to receive something in |
| Sedona Method, used to say, “In the end, you | | | | return when we are giving via a constant exchange of |
| discover that the only one you have ever helped is | | | | energy between us and the universe. This vibrant |
| you.” So when we give peace, we receive more | | | | energy defines one beautiful truth of our existence. |
| peace. When we give money, we receive more | | | | |