There are Three Types of Giving:
- Giving & Taking
- Giving & Receiving
- Giving & Accepting
When life happens to me, I give away what I no longer need and I take whatever I do need. Other people give only what they do not want and take from others whatever they believe that they do need. Giving is called charity and taking, without permission, is called theft. Taking with permission is someone else giving. Morality & Law agrees that taking is wrong and giving is good. Give & Take often causes big problems.
When life happens by me, I give in order to receive. I give this in order to receive that. I am in control of whatever I receive, relative to whatever I give. I give my time and my service to receive payment in kind. I hope that whatever I give will be returned to me in kind. I take exception when I give more than I receive. When life fails to happen by me in a beneficial way, life appears to happen to me in a detrimental way. Receiving more than I give is deemed to be good fortune, whereas receiving less than I give is deemed to be my misfortune. My fortune is relative to what I receive, when I fail to see that my fortune is relative to what I give. Balancing my giving and receiving is always a big challenge.
When life happens through me, I am giving and I am accepting. It is no longer what I am doing but who I am being in relationship to whatever I am doing in my life. I give my life to accepting the opportunities for the beneficial experiences, which I allow to flow through me. I am unconditionally accepting of everything that occurs and is given unconditionally for me. With certain faith, I accept that everything that I need is already given, even before I ask. With every experience in life being beneficial, I give my life to accepting every big opportunity for my spiritual development & growth.