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Be a Giver

Earlier this month I included a quotation in my Blog, from a site I came accross while searching for some inspirational material. It resonated in me imediatly, and I could see the sense in it and feel the wave of warmth rising through my body. If you like I had an Ah Ha! moment. The quote was “Once you become a giver than your receiving is on autopilot”.

Although I have been coaching people in this for years, and living what I truly believe to be in accordance with the principle, I have unconsciously always held something back. I have always given something with one hand, while keeping something back with the other.

It is a bit like the old nautical principle, forged in the days of square rigged sail, when seamen would struggle aloft to reduce canvas as the wind blew up. I always wanted to keep one hand for the ship, and one hand for myself.

After I had my moment of clarity, I resolved to commit to giving even more than I had up to now. I wrote those emails offering help, which I had been putting off because of the financial climate. I started helping some of the people who had seemed less deserving because of their negative attitude. I even took a couple of faltering steps towards starting a movement to help kids get a positive start in life by giving them an alternative to drugs.

Would you believe it, as soon as I concentrated on giving, then the phone rang, and an old friend asked me if I would like a couple of free tickets to see Bob Dylan at the weekend! That is the Law of Reciprocity in action.

When you need something, it will show up in your life. I must have realy needed those tickets! Go figure!

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The Law of Reciprocity

The Law of Reciprocity states that the world gives you what you give to the world. By doing for others you make favorable impressions on them and relationships blossom as you extend courtesy, kindness, honesty, respect, and other favors. Even if favors are small, they accumulate over time, as you build trust and create a history of what to expect from each other.

Some people confuse the Law of Reciprocity with Newton’s third law of motion, where every action has an equal and opposite reaction. Actually the two are subtly different, and the main difference is time. For Newton, every action force is always opposed by an equal and opposite reaction force immediately and instantaneously. There is no delay or latency, and where no external forces are present, the reaction is in a predictable direction and of calculable magnitude.

However, if you give with an expectation of an immediate and equal reciprocation, then you are straying across to Newtonian physics and are likely to disappointed. The principle is that others will reciprocate in kind based upon the way you treat them. People evaluate your actions and motives through giving and receiving, and you may give many times, over many years before you see a return.

Interestingly, the world may reciprocate from a completely unpredictable direction, and may surprise you. If you give to others, with no expectation of direct and immediate rewards then the results will seem almost miraculous and be completely unexpected.

Finally, remember that according to The 7 Spiritual Laws of Prosperity you can’t out give the universe.

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