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Tuesday, December 20, 2005
Receiving is Giving
I discoverd, looking at my sitemeter, that Freecycle Newswire linked to my post, A path of gifts. It was difficult writing, searingly honest- how fragile I am yet strong. But only strong in the sense of knowing that we give much to each other and it is through our love for each other that we blossom. How happy the giver of a gift can be when they see how wonderful what they have given is to the recipient. The art of receiving is as important as the art of giving. Loving kindness, support for each other, caring, helping, giving, receiving, surely this is what makes the world go round. The beauty of us. Finding that people really do care. Such plentitude in our hearts.
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ReplyDeletemoose, the woman who gave me a printer for my daughter's Civic's project told me that the evening of our initial email exchange about where to meet she went to bed feeling absolutely blissful. Helping someone out can do that. That's what I'm learning about how receiving is a way of giving too. It's not the side of the fence that I'm used to being on. *hugs, thanks for letting me ramble on, xo
ReplyDeleteThat's a nice thing to remember — that giving/receiving can meet needs on both ends.
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