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Yesterday I had the awesome opportunity of speaking in front of the wonderful people at Lakeshore Technical College. It was such a kick to get in front of a large group of people and talk about how we can all tap into our true inner greatness and realize our authentic selves. It was so much fun!
I shared a laugh with the group yesterday as I laid out my “antidote” to mental mediocrity, because one of the ingredients was to “silently leave everyone a gift.” I explained that my wife, Shelly, had chuckled when she read that line because she thought that I meant to leave a “silent, but deadly gift,” as in walking into a room and releasing noxious bodily fumes. 🙂 No, that’s not what I meant, Shelly!
When we give, we receive. Giving is like receiving, and receiving is like giving. The only difference is within the direction that they run. To withhold something is to stagnate the laws of the universe. If we choke off our giving, and we hold on to that which we fear losing, the stagnation is not normal, and we also choke off our receiving.
As I had explained to the audience, one of the easiest ways to ensure that we are continually giving is to silently leave everyone a gift. If you are in the store, and you are at the cash register, you can silently wish the cashier happiness, health, and prosperity. If you walk into a large room, even if people don’t know you are there or even if you don’t exist, you can wish them happiness, health, and prosperity. If you are meditating and your thoughts fall upon your family or community or state or the entire human population, you can wish mankind happiness, health, and prosperity. You can even wish that mankind be free of suffering.
It’s a simple way to be a “giver.” When we give, we receive. The more we give, the more we will receive in return. It’s the way the universe operates.
This also is so helpful when trying to de-escalate any negative emotion that may be arising within you. The way I look at it, it’s hard to be angry or upset or resentful toward someone if you are wishing them well. As a matter of fact, I would think it’s virtually impossible to be angry at someone while genuinely hoping that they are happy, healthy, and prosperous. To wish someone well calms the emotional brain, deflates the ego, and returns us to a point of pure potentiality and greatness.
It’s that simple gift — a gift made in silence, that can bring true happiness, health, and prosperity in our direction, simply because we were so willing to give in the first place.
Give it a try — wish unto others much happiness, health, and prosperity, and see what happens. I’ll bet you’ll feel better right away, because, after all, it feels good to be generous and give something to others!
I do sincerely with you much happiness, health, and prosperity! May you bless others with your gift — your gift made in silence. May your positivity and goodwill be a shining example for those around you, and may you be blessed with great things in return!
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