PROSPERITY AND SERVICE

I used to read prosperity books by Helen Ponder, Sanaya Roman, Shakti Gawain and titles like The Science of Getting Rich and The Tiger's Fang.

I think we are entering a new generation of prosperity work now. The world's needs have changed dramatically and people who have made spirituality a priority in their lives are looking for ways they can serve. Prosperity and service go hand in hand.

Some people give for the wrong reasons. They give because of what they hope they will get back. They give because of beliefs about what will happen to them when they die if they do a lot of good deeds in this life.

Giving needs to come from the right place. The heart. When we are moved to give or help another person, animal or plant, we experience an opening of the heart and love flows freely. When we are asked to do things that we don't want to do and we do it anyway, the chest tightens and we grin and bare it. That kind of giving often backfires. Giving for the wrong reasons or because of a desire to benefit in some way, is not the kind of service that is going to make you feel good.

Service and prosperity go hand in hand and are interdependant. You will know when you are giving for the right reasons by the way it feels in your heart. Concern, gestures of kindness and encouragement are often enough. The greatest gift you can give others is to listen. So often we stumble past someone who really needs to be heard. Not only friends and family but people who are asking for our assistance. Learn to listen with open ears and an open heart. Not foolishly so that you are misguided but trust your instincts about others.







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