Conditional Giving:
Someone whom I consider to be quite wise once said to me “Giving to charity is conditional giving, it is not true giving”- I was taken aback by this statement as someone who believes in the benefit of charity- but it really got me thinking… and this is how I saw/see it- when I give to a charity I am saying that I know best where this money should go, and this is self-serving in that I feel good about my definition of what is right.
I was challenged to just give freely for a while- i.e. just randomly give things- time, money to whatever comes your way- and it was incredibly freeing and eye-opening. Only thing was to do it and not tell someone I had done it- this was and is a really hard thing to do as my ego wants for people to know I do good things.
You might enjoy reading about http://wemakegoodhappen.com/- it is a great story about giving.
So this week hope you are the recipient of some free giving however that may manifest.
And here is a song about giving, (albeit conditionally) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4z2DtNW79sQ The Mighty Bruuuuuce
Have a great week,
Clare
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