”The meaning of life is to find your gift, the purpose of life is to give it away.”
Pablo PicassoI love giving. Most times, all I have to give is ‘me’… and those who value and appreciate that warm my heart immensely.
I read this post this morning, on a rather appropriate day…. and decided I’d like to share it. Because, as usual, there is a lot of good stuff in these Letters to Pogue 😉
It was also a good reminder to me of areas that need growth in my personal life – I find it a lot easier to give than I do to receive, ha ha!
Happy reading and pondering! 😉 Hope you all have a wonderful weekend!
Dear Pogue,
You and I have little problem giving each other things. Gifts. You’ll agree that it’s nice to receive something especially if it’s unexpected. Flip the coin and I think it’s always uplifting to give a gift that is well received and, I believe, brings as much pleasure as receiving one.
But not everyone is the same as you and I. Here’s the rub. The whole area of giving and receiving is such a big issue for a whole bunch of people. Can you believe that? Here’s some of the issues that I have encountered.
No one has ever become poor by giving.
Anne Frank
There’s the feeling of unworthiness, the ‘now I’ve got to reciprocate’, the ‘I have to act’, or maybe react, ‘to keep this relationship in balance’ approach. To my mind, when I witness this I’m thinking what sort of relationship is this? Is it really…
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nopassingfancy 
Yes ma’am. It is great to give than to receive. And that makes room for more in us. Luke 6:38 💯
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