Power to be Generous…

Hi everyone,

Welcome back to those continuing on this amazing powerful journey and welcome to those starting with us for the first time. We finished our 21st Power on a powerful note with practicing our Power to Respect as per my book Will to Wonder… From now we will all be charting new territory – though I will keep the format same as before, with perhaps some slight changes along the way to keep things interesting. As mentioned, this group will practice each power for a month rather than fortnightly to give us more time to apply it in our daily life. It also gives me more time to churn on these myself and put them into action and see the results, as I have not written about them in this form yet. So here goes… And what a wonderful Power to begin our next part of the journey 🙂

Our 22nd Power – Power to be Generous….

Generosity is about heart-felt giving,
it’s not about stingy living.
It doesn’t mean to give of your pocket,
or keep your love hidden in a locket.
But to give your love freely to all on this earth,
to truly share your beauty and worth.
To love yourself, to be courageous and dare,
to show another path and to show how you care.
Monetary possessions are worthless at best,
So let your generous heart simply manifest.

** The Power to be Generous is the ability to keep on giving because I am always full. It means I continually fill myself up with my wondrous qualities, my strengths and my specialities… So full in fact, that I am constantly overflowing and others are able to take whatever they need without ever draining me.

** I am the heart… I am always beating, open-handed and constantly able to give as I am overflowing with my own inner resources …

** Supporting Virtues: Kindness, Love, Discernment, Courage, Cooperative, Tolerance

Tips:
Generosity does not mean to give from your pocket (that’s too easy). Generosity means to be thoughtful of the feelings of others. Practice thinking outside the box (don’t be boxed in, in your thinking and your attitude).

Generosity starts with kindness to the self first and foremost – when we are unkind to ourselves we will be unkind to others. Practice the 1st rule of First Aid (take care of self first).

Generosity means to send Love through the mind, even when others insult you. Those who feel the need to belittle others are in desperate need of generosity, so give freely from a full heart.

Questions to churn:
How do I respond when others insult me?
Do I give my love generously to all, or am I ‘stingy’ and selective in who I give it to?
Do I mistake giving monetary donations with being spiritually generous?

When I constantly apply my rightful virtues (my inner powers) I am able to give from a ‘full tank’, therefore never expecting a return. It’s when I get distracted and attracted outside myself – by situations and relations with others – that I become empty and at which point, whatever I give out I will want something back as a reward… Perhaps it’s recognition, perhaps it’s validation or approval, perhaps it’s love – whatever it is I am secretly seeking, it will be evident in my attitude as I become selective and stingy with my love.

Practicing my Power to be Generous awakens me to the fact that I must constantly keep myself full – in other words, I must constantly use my Virtues in life. As the saying goes: ‘use it or lose it’. If I don’t constantly use my Virtues I lose Power and I will look to others to fill that void. When I look to others for approval, I instantly give them permission to dictate the terms and an inner tug-o-war will begin to happen. When I fight within myself I cannot apply my power. When I fight with others I cannot apply my power. Instead I will easily react to what is going on around me and I will stop giving without seeking some kind of return – giving will become a chore rather than a pleasure – I will resent those who I perceive to be ‘taking’ from me and lose sight of why I wish to give in the first place.

The Power of Generosity reminds me to be kind, no matter what behavior others display. It means to remain true to my own worth (to constantly stand in my own power) and to share the overflowing abundant result of that. It doesn’t mean I become a slave to others, on the contrary, it means I can keep giving regardless of their outward ‘Show’. I remain full and therefore willing to let my overflowing resources benefit even those who defame me or those whose behavior I may not like very much.

Happy practicing everyone, I will check in next week to see how you are all going and look forward to your contributions (no matter how small)… Feel free to check in and ask questions if unsure on anything. Lots of love Annemarie x