My Sunday Gift

In the Encarta Dictionary a gift is defined as something that is given to somebody, usually in order to provide pleasure or to show gratitude.

If a gift is given with an expectation of any kind of receiving something in return-- even if the expectation is a verbal thank you, it ceases becoming a gift--and is transformed into a bribe—a quid pro quo. True gifts have no strings attached—none of any kind. True gifts are for the receiver to receive, not the giver to receive. True gifts come from the heart, not the ego.

And the recipient must be open to the intention of the gift—and not see it as a paid bonus for services rendered. Intention is that which makes a gift a gift. And intention, if it is pure, is not boastful for either the gift giver or the gift receiver. A pure exchange of gifts is private business.

The next time your ego whispers I gave that, and l only got was this—rethink and reprogram. That is not what gift giving is all about.

So I leave you today with a gift of thought—from me to you--I am grateful that you listen. I hope my thoughts give you pleasure--because I give it to you freely, with an open heart and no expectations.