I know its been waaaaay too long since I last posted…..but I’m back now !
So I read the book, The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success and it really left quite an invaluable impression on me. One of the most valuable lessons I learned from the book was the lesson about the Law of Giving.
Basically, it says that giving with a generous and joyful heart triggers the universe to return the generosity back to you in abundance. To that effect, I have noticed that rich people, even the asshole rich people…LOVE to give their money away to charitable causes. Being that I work in the field of fundraising for non-profits, I have seen many rich people give away hundreds of thousands of dollars away. Recently, I made a personal discovery that perhaps the reason rich people love giving away their money is because doing so actually keeps them rich. Marinate on that one for a bit.
So ANYHOO…back to me doing good. Today, I am very proud of myself because in the spirit of exercising the Law of Giving I gave away a perfectly good 27-inch TV that I had (namely because I just recently bought a flat screen TV that is waaaaaay cooler).
I belong to this online community called Freecycle.org where people give away and take free stuff. Some woman posted that she needed a TV and I had one so I emailed her to come get it.
When the woman arrived at my house to get the TV she was with her husband who was dressed head to toe in hunting apparel and he had a knife in his side belt. Clearly, I was dealing with rednecks of the truest form. Immediately I was little scared because A) these are strangers B) I am home alone and C) he has a big knife in his belt. Nevertheless, I let them in (crazy, I know) but I figured what logical reason would he have to kill me? It’s not like I’m a deer or something!
So I gave them the TV and did not focus on the fact that they looked like two crazed rednecks who probably do not like black people and who kill innocent animals for sport. And I must admit, now that they have left with the TV and I am unharmed, I feel damn good about what I did. I feel even more confident that somehow the universe will reward me for my generous act and I plan to continue to practice the Law of Giving with a joyful heart as much as I can, no matter who the beneficiaries may be.
