The Law of Giving
July 14, 2008
Last night I happened to catch Wayne Dyer doing a presentation on public television. He was talking about something called the law of giving. What he said was that 80 % of what we have we don’t actually use or even need. We only use 20%…whether it’s clothing or jewelry or books or household items or sporting equipment. He suggested getting rid of the 80% that we don’t need…lighten up a lot…not just a little. He also suggested taking something that we really like and give it to someone as a special gift. So…here’s an exercise for all of us…
- List 10 things that you would give away.
- What one special item that you have would you be willing to give to someone as a special gift and who would you give it to?
- How would it make you feel to do without what you gave away?
- What are your most prized possessions and why?
- What would you do with your time if you didn’t spend as much of it accumulating material goods?
Interesting, isn’t it?
When you think about it…what you really possess is just YOU. That’s what really matters…that essence of you…your spirit…your soul…your aliveness…your connection with others. Lightening up your material load can help refocus your energy and give you more time for enlightenment of the soul…for creativity…for developing a new skill…for time spent sharing ideas with others…for time spent with yourself. Try it and see what develops.
