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Today's
Meditation:
What
have you accomplished today? What are you going to
accomplish with the rest of the day? There are many,
many things that we can do that can add to the positive
energy of this world, if only we keep our focus on adding to
the positive. We may brighten one tiny corner of the
world for just a few minutes at a time, but isn't that
enough? Shouldn't our goal be to contribute to the
positive in the world rather than the negative? We're
all surrounded by people who could use a day-brightening
comment or a compliment to make them feel better. Many
people in this world find their lives brightened by just a
cheerful "hello" and a smile, and they can take
that with them and let their memories re-use it to make them
feel better later. It
doesn't matter if no one else on this planet knows what
we've done. We know, and that matters. We've
given to the world, contributed to the greater good, and as
long as we don't hold any expectations of what should come
of our giving, then we can be happy with the fact that we've
given in a positive way. Once we expect something in
return, though, we no longer can expect that our giving will
have the same positive effect on others. If
you give, you will get. What you give, you will get in
return. These are two laws of life that we tend to
sabotage by expecting something specific in return, and then
we face disappointment. What
would this world be like if everyone saw their greatest
achievements as the everyday little contributions that they
make to others? What will your world be like if you
see things that way? |
