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Generosity Overcomes Poverty Of The Soul

December 24, 2011 By Leave a Comment

By Dr. Steven J. Lynne -

A generous person will never be struck by the fear of lack for that soul has been freed from a small and poverty stricken mentality!

People like Bill Gates, Warren Buffett, and Larry Ellison (three of the five richest people in the world) are heroes in my opinion. Not simply because they have made billions of dollars in their lives, but because they have given billions away! Each man has decided to donate over ninety percent of their wealth to charity.

It takes great courage and determination to accumulate masses of wealth, but it takes a very free individual to be capable of letting go of that wealth towards a selfless cause!

Benefits Of Generosity

A generous heart experiences pleasures that few freely find. It is the generous soul who has discovered true prosperity which ushers a flood of resources back to them. John Bunyan (1628-1688) once said, “He who bestows his goods upon the poor shall have as much again, and ten times more.”

12 Benefits Of Generosity

Generosity has the following benefits; it fulfills our sense of purpose, establishes grounds for our continued increase, celebrates the success of the giver, opposes all sense of self-focus, self-pity and stinginess, liberates the soul from financial control, causes others to take notice, fulfills the cry of the needy, breeds significance, begins a chain reaction amongst others, restores faith in humanity, points towards the existence of a higher power, and draws humanity closer to the heart of our creator.

The True Sign Of A Generous Soul

The true sign of a generous soul is a satisfied life. When our time has drawn to a close, the generous person will have no regrets. Sir Winston Churchill stated, “We make a living by what we get; we make a life by what we give.”

Freedom From Poverty Of The Soul

Poverty of the soul has more to do with what we hold than what we have. A grasping mentality will only ever grow to the extent of ego! A generous soul destroys the “smallness” of poverty by expanding to a place where the limits of ego are torn apart! Unrestrained compassion and benevolence ensue! This opens us to a richer life experience, free of poverty of the soul.

Ten Ways To Practice Generosity

1. Spend your “time” with a person who’s love language is time.

2. Employ your “talents” to enrich a lonely heart.

3. Release your “service” to aid a person in need!

4. Present your “smile” to a person with a heavy heart!

5. Instill your “encouragement” to build a hopeless soul!

6. Pass your “joy” with wisdom, into a sad situation.

7. Inject your “praise” into a worthy recipient.

8. Remember your “thanks” for those who help you.

9. Stir your “compassion” towards people that others find hard to love.

10. Give a preplanned amount of your “money” to a worthy charity.

By practicing generosity you will remove the restraints of Soul Poverty from your life experience!

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Free Your Heart From Hatred – The First Step to Happiness

May 13, 2010 By 3 Comments

By Claudia Juarez -

Is hate useful? Is there a good use for hate?

To me, there is. When we hate something or someone, that provokes an array of feelings inside. Those feelings are a sign that something is not good. Big news, huh? I’m not a doctor in medicine but I do know they start an internal chain reaction that end in all sort of illnesses, be them emotional or physical (more often than not). They are a sign of resistance.

We are all scared of changes. We would love our lives to remain predictable so we don’t have to adjust each time to new situation but that’s simply not how life is designed. When we encounter challenges, our body and mind go into alert mode: there is something that doesn’t fit with how we constructed our view of the world.

The healthier and more difficult thing to do would be to work over that challenge, see if it presents an opportunity to better ourselves and if it doesn’t, at least don’t let it stay inside of us.

Instead, what we do most often is to find ourselves ruminating about all the negative aspects it has, all the negative impact it is going to have, how much we’ll deviate from our programmed path and so on. Have you heard that you get what you focus on the most? The more we ruminate about it, the more we focus on it, the more of the negative aspects we get only to start ruminating about it once more and repeat the cycle. Over time, it becomes that visceral feeling we call “hate”. We hate our job, our boss, our workplace, our house etc. We end up getting sick and we add more excuses our our “right” to hate.

What’s the good use then? When we realize we’re inside this cycle, we can stop and think about the cause of our unrest. What is it that we’re resisting? Is there a way to change that resistance into acceptance? Could it be that what we’re resisting can actually make us go forward? Can we capitalize on the situation and make it work for us?

And if we can’t change it and it’s still negative, do we really need to focus and devote so much attention into it? Is there anything else that we could focus on? Usually, when we consciously focus on something more positive, we tend to start shifting our energy. When we do that, our overall life improves. Maybe at first you will have to force yourself to focus on something more positive. When I was really sick last year, I had episodes of acute pain that lasted for hours. At first I would just go something like “I wish the pain would stop, why doesn’t it stop, what can I do/take to make it stop” and dwell upon the fact that I was feeling a lot of pain and that my sickness was because of the stress produced by the people I had to work with who to me where doing all they could to make my life miserable. All that added even more stress to the pain I

felt. It wasn’t until I shifted my focus from pain to whatever else (I would force myself to think of the most trivial things like planning the weekly menu during these episodes) that I started to improve.

So, in a short time after thinking of positive things, we find ourselves focusing less and less into the cause of our hate. One day it no longer has power over us. Then is when we start seeing more possibilities and figure how it can work in our advantage.

When we’re free of hatred, our life is lighter and we’re finally able to see the good things around us that we couldn’t see before.

Claudia Juarez [http://www.motivationemergency.com] BA, Motivation & Career Coach, teaches professionals how to be happier in their lives and jobs from the inside-out through a unique approach to motivation. Discover the 2 THINGS that will recession proof your life at: www.MotivationEmergency.com [http://www.motivationemergency.com]

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How You Can Feel Good Simply by Helping Others

November 16, 2009 By Leave a Comment

a23By Ronnie Nijmeh –

It’s very easy to get caught up in our own to-do lists and never-ending activities, but one of the best things you can do is to help other people.  This forces you to step outside yourself and see the world through another person’s eyes.  Why is this important? When you help others you have the opportunity to learn new things, and you also have a chance to see just how see how blessed you are for everything in your life, even the not so good things.

By using positive affirmations, you can find the motivation to help others on a regular basis and experience that special feeling of fulfillment. When you are able to genuinely give a helping hand, it will be a very fulfilling experience.  If you feel like you are too busy or that no one in your life needs your help, sorry to say it, but you’re clearly mistaken!

Give a Helping Hand and Feel Good About Yourself

We all have busy lives, but if we stopped and helped others a little more often, we would live a much more fulfilling life and build that sense of community that we have long lost.

Think about how many times you have driven by your neighbors house where the trashcans are still laying out after trash day, why not give your neighbor a helping hand? Wouldn’t you like that in return?

Or, consider things closer to home such as helping your spouse iron their clothes for work or helping out with other chores around the house.  You have opportunities in your every day life to help people and feel good about yourself and positive affirmations can remind you of this.

Relationship affirmations are simply statements that summarize the type of behavior that you would like to exhibit.  A simple affirmation in this circumstance may be, “A helpful friend is an indispensable and fulfilled friend. I am that person!”  Sounds simple, right?  It is!  If you repeat the affirmations several times a day you will make it a reality in your thoughts and actions. Who doesn’t want to be considered indispensable and fulfilled?

Positive affirmations are easy to start using and they will cost you absolutely nothing.  Free positive affirmations are widely available, including in the resource box at the end of this article. You can also make your own affirmations, so long as they are positive and in the present tense.

When you believe in affirmations you are giving yourself permission and the power to change your life.  Instead of simply standing by and watching those in your life struggle with something, you can cut their burden in half and chip in and help get things done. After all, what good are your skills and talents if you hoard them all to yourself!

Helping doesn’t even mean that you have to go out of your way; it just means that when you have those opportunities that you seize them and make someone’s life easier.

We all pass up opportunities to help other people each day.  How many times have you seen someone drop something and you just keep going?  Or what about the person who is lost and unsure of directions?  These are simple situations where you could help out and if you are missing that fulfillment in your life, you can begin by creating a positive state of mind through affirmations.

Through positive affirmations you can develop better relationships with the people around you and you’ll also feel fulfilled in a way that you may have never been before. Free positive affirmations give you the opportunity to enrich your life in new ways every day.

Ronnie Nijmeh is the president and founder of ACQYR.com, a motivational website with free wallpaper downloads, positive affirmations, motivational articles and much more. Visit now to read positive affirmations and personal reflections.

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A lesson from a five year old

November 16, 2009 By Leave a Comment

toy-truckBy Irene Conlan -

This was a work weekend at our house. Not for me. My son was teaching Jack, my five-year-old grandson, about work and earning money. At our house everyone has “chores” – things we do just because we live here and are part of a family. But there are some things we do that can earn us money (“us” meaning Jack). There were a couple of monster trucks he really wanted and my son had a list of jobs – sweeping the patio, cleaning up after the dogs out in the yard, filling the holes the puppy had dug in the lawn, watering the plants – easy jobs but some a challenge for a kindergartner. Jack did them well – no complaining, no cutting corners. He really wanted those trucks. He worked hard and by the end of the weekend he had $8.00 in his wallet.

“Gramma, look at my money. I have eight dollars,” he proudly announced.We counted it. One five and three ones.

“Wow,” I responded. “That’s a lot of money.” And because I like to tease a little, I asked, “Are you going to let me borrow some of that?”

“How much?”

“Well,” maybe five dollars.”

“That’s a lot,” he said, and with the sweetest smile, he handed it to me, and said, “Here, Gramma, you can have it.”

It blew me away. I didn’t expect that as a response. I expected a “No, it’s mine” reply. It was offered out of pure love and generosity – out of the innocence of a child’s heart. I hadn’t seen such loving generosity for a very long time.

“Oh, Jack, sweetheart, I was  teasing you a little bit. You worked really hard for your money and I know you had your heart set on those monster trucks.”

“No, Gramma, I really want you to have it.”  Now what do I do? I gave him hugs and kisses and we talked more about his money, about work,  and about how wonderful it was that he was willing to share. My heart was full.

His Dad took him to the store and he got his trucks and he brought home a little surprise for me. What an amazing child.

I was in awe.

I remember as a young girl seeing people who gave from open hearts. If a neighbor was in need, everyone pitched in to help. If someone was sick, people brought food, helped around the house or farm – did what needed to be done. It wasn’t unusual. It was just the way people treated each other. Sometimes no one had much to give but they gave what they could and somehow always managed to make ends meet.

I had forgotten those days. I had forgotten about that kind of generous giving – of  time, effort and money.

Jack made me remember.

Society has changed but the need to give has not. We need to give – it heals the heart and soul better than anything else I know of. I don’t mean the kind of giving that wants  everyone else to see and admire you for what you’ve done. I mean quiet giving – just between you and the receiver, or even anonymous giving – done from an open heart. This kind of giving  brings a feeling of peace and satisfaction to the giver. Feelings you can’t get any other way and do more to boost your self esteem than any self improvement book can do. Give generously. You’ll find that somehow you’ll still make ends meet.

Give without expecting anything in return – you may be able to give and still get your monster trucks, too.

Thank you, Jack, for continuing to teach your Gramma.

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