The Art of Giving & The Art of Receiving

The Art of Giving & The Art of Receiving

And it is an art as we truly and honestly have to learn how to enquire both in order to succeed!

The art of giving and the art of receiving are interwoven. You cannot have one without the other and vice versa.

If you are willing enough and happy enough to give all of yourself in a service to others, there must be someone on the other end who is willing enough and happy enough to receive your gifts.

If you are willing enough and happy enough to receive all of that has been giving to you as gifts, there must be someone on the other end who is willing enough and happy enough to give all of himself / herself in a service to yourself.

The art is something that requires time, something that requires patience, something that requires effort, something that requires sensitivity, something that requires daily on-going practice, something that requires your unique talent, something that requires your unique gifts with your name on them, something that requires daily on-going training, something that requires your attention, something that requires your attention to details, something that requires your keen eyes, something that requires your listening ears, something that requires your learning, something that requires your teaching, something  that requires your years and hard and tough studying, something that requires your hard work, something that requires your gentle fingers, something that requires your mind, something that requires your soul, something that requires your body, something that requires your heart, something that requires your brain, something that requires your energy, something that requires your gut feelings, something that requires your unique style, something that requires your unique personality, something that require your very own and unique brand, something that requires your very own and unique label, something that requires your emotions, something that requires your intuition, something that requires your instincts, something that requires reassurance, something that requires YOU in the first place, in all of your glory, in all of your vary abilities, in all of your characteristic traits, in all of your flaws, in all of your warts and all and everything!

The Art of Giving

What would you imagine under the label: ‘the art of giving’?

What would that represent to you?

What does that mean to you?

Would you include amongst other, the giving of your love, the giving of your time, the giving of your heart, the giving of your soul, the giving of your mind, the giving of your body, the giving of your personality, the giving of your talents, the giving of your gifts, the giving of your abilities, the giving of your attention, the giving of your effort, the giving of your tries, the giving of your willingness, the giving of your learning, the giving of your teaching, the giving of your study, the giving of your lessons learnt, the giving of your happiness, the giving of your sense of humour, the giving of your whole person?

The Art of Receiving

What would you imagine under the label: ‘the art of receiving’?

What would that represent to you?

What does that mean to you?

What would you be willing to receive in order to satisfy the giver and yourself all at the same time?

What would you be not willing to receive and still be able to satisfy the giver and yourself simultaneously?

What would be a no brainer for you to receive?

What would you be happily receiving on a daily basis if possible?

Is it possible to receive all the time, everything, anything?

Is it possible not to want to receive at any time, nothing, not even a thing?

We human beings are wired for giving and receiving. It is our natural instinct. We cannot give and not to receive in return. And vice versa, we cannot receive and not to be able to give back, give something away, in return.

We feel as though if someone has given us something, it could be anything, really, at all, we are meant, we are supposed to reciprocate. We must give back. It is as simple as that or as complicated as that. We feel we have an obligation toward the other person or else we would be in a negative state, we would be in under zero condition, we would be on owning level, we would have to simply make the contribution, the re-payment, the amendments, we may not even be able to go on.

Well, at least for the majority of people, the principle works out this way anyway.

How do you yourself feel when someone does or say something to your credit?

What feelings does that trigger in you?

Would those feeling be negative?

Would those feeling be positive?

Would you feel the obligation toward this person?

Would you go out of your style in order to satisfy the deep hunger to give, the deep craving to serve, the deep starving need to help, to do, to say, anything for that matter, within yourself?

What would you be willing to consider in order to show to this person, to make the other person think, that you really cared, that you really understood, that you were here right now and there and ready to serve, ready to be at his/her service, ready to be at her any whip, ready to listen for her/his every order?

Are you the master of the art of giving and the art of receiving?

Are you more of a giver?

Are you more of a receiver?

Have you been balancing both in order to live a deep and fulfilled and satisfied life?

What have you been recently giving away, giving away more of yourself in a service to others?

What have you been recently receiving back, receiving in return of your giving away more of yourself in a service to others?

This is the law.

This is the principle.

This is the life.

Have you been successful in this very significant and important area? J

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