By Taryn Galewind
1. Give affection. That’s an easy one. You spread your arms wide, encompass people nearby, and hold them close, warming them in your embrace. Don’t try this with strangers—you’ll want to substitute a warm smile for people you haven’t yet met.
2. Give your time. Cut non-essential tasks from your weekly schedule. Must you really sit in the coffee shop for an extra half hour everyday? Can you possibly shorten a few text messages to free-up and hour or so? Use that time to volunteer with a community organization you’ve always thought about exploring. Work with kids, disabled adults, people learning English as a second language.
3. Give your material possessions. Money, clothing, books, electronics. Find someone who has less than you do, and share.
4. Give support. Be a good friend and a good listener. Allow someone in need to use you for a sounding board. Don’t judge. Dont criticize. Listen. Empathize. Reflect. Encourage.
5. Give laughter. Tell a joke. Read a silly story to an adult or to a child. Tickle a baby. Play with a puppy. Give the gift of laughter to those around you and it bounces right back.
6. Give knowledge. Teach someone something you’re really good at. Share your skills.
7. Give a hand. Help a neighbor. Help a relative. Help anyone who needs a hand out or a leg up.
8. Give effort. Do the next task you do at work, at school, at home, with a tad more pizazz, a little more attention, and an upbeat attitude.
9. Give tolerance. Seek out diversity. Respect our differences. Bite you tongue the next time you have an opportunity to criticize or judge anyone, including yourself.
10. Give someone a break. If someone in your life disappoints you, don’t lash out, don’t misjudge—and throw away the criticism. Give a smile, a hug, a pat on the back, and let the disappointment pass.
With an open heart and a willing spirit, incorporate a few if these simple ideas into your life and watch miracles spring up around you. You’ll discover an abundance of friends willing to nurture and love your blossoming spirit. You’ll grow rich in blessings and find your cup not only half full, it might actually runneth over
Then Share It With Everybody Around You
We all know the ancient story of the loaves and fishes. Jesus was speaking to a crowd, and the speech ran long, as it will with public speakers. The crowd grew hungry, and their host felt he needed to feed them. All he could find was a guy in the crowd who had two loaves of bread and a couple of fish. So Jesus figured out how miracles work, and he produced enough fish and bread for the hundreds following him. You can create abundance, too.
You have all the tools you need to create a feeling of abundance in those who feel connected to you. No, you’re not going to draw kp duty and spend all your time in the kitchen hacking up tuna and dividing mountains of dinner rolls. You can learn to look inside yourself and discover the treasures you can share.1. Give affection. That’s an easy one. You spread your arms wide, encompass people nearby, and hold them close, warming them in your embrace. Don’t try this with strangers—you’ll want to substitute a warm smile for people you haven’t yet met.
2. Give your time. Cut non-essential tasks from your weekly schedule. Must you really sit in the coffee shop for an extra half hour everyday? Can you possibly shorten a few text messages to free-up and hour or so? Use that time to volunteer with a community organization you’ve always thought about exploring. Work with kids, disabled adults, people learning English as a second language.
3. Give your material possessions. Money, clothing, books, electronics. Find someone who has less than you do, and share.
4. Give support. Be a good friend and a good listener. Allow someone in need to use you for a sounding board. Don’t judge. Dont criticize. Listen. Empathize. Reflect. Encourage.
5. Give laughter. Tell a joke. Read a silly story to an adult or to a child. Tickle a baby. Play with a puppy. Give the gift of laughter to those around you and it bounces right back.
6. Give knowledge. Teach someone something you’re really good at. Share your skills.
7. Give a hand. Help a neighbor. Help a relative. Help anyone who needs a hand out or a leg up.
8. Give effort. Do the next task you do at work, at school, at home, with a tad more pizazz, a little more attention, and an upbeat attitude.
9. Give tolerance. Seek out diversity. Respect our differences. Bite you tongue the next time you have an opportunity to criticize or judge anyone, including yourself.
10. Give someone a break. If someone in your life disappoints you, don’t lash out, don’t misjudge—and throw away the criticism. Give a smile, a hug, a pat on the back, and let the disappointment pass.
With an open heart and a willing spirit, incorporate a few if these simple ideas into your life and watch miracles spring up around you. You’ll discover an abundance of friends willing to nurture and love your blossoming spirit. You’ll grow rich in blessings and find your cup not only half full, it might actually runneth over
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