Laura Bruno’s Blog | August 14 2012
Today I am affirming a world in which people can learn to give and receive in balance, to feel the wonder of gifts and to trust that small kindnesses will indeed be repaid in full. As St. Francis says, “It is in giving that we receive.” I had an experience last night that shocked me to the core but also shed so much light (again) on just how much an addictive sense of lack and the perceived need for grasping works to turn a would-be giver away.
I gave anyway, but profound sadness surrounding this experience still lingers, mostly because I see how it plays out in our larger world. I will not invest my energy in this direction again, and that saddens me, because my heart saw so clearly the potential ripple effects of such an offering. Instead, the person received back what they gave, plus a bonus of much more, and yet the net gain for that person is a huge loss. Ingratitude severed what could have been an ongoing stream of freely offered blessings.
It reminds me of people who would themselves benefit from universal debt forgiveness, but who strongly oppose it because someone else might have just a little more debt forgiven than they do. Are we not all in this together?? Would not a hint of gratitude solve so many situations in our world? Ease so much pain? Prevent so many misunderstandings? When you give and someone expresses delight and gratitude, do you not want to shower that person with even more gifts? The Universe has feelings, too. That’s why an attitude of gratitude brings miracles. It’s even one of the Reiki (Universal Life Force Energy) Principles: “Just for today, do not worry, and be filled with gratitude.” It’s one of the Faery Rules: “No rudeness.” According to Meister Eckhart, “If the only prayer you ever say in your entire life is thank you, it will be enough.”
And so, today, I say thank you. Thank you for this experience, as it has shown me much. Thank you for all the wonderful blessings that I have in my life, which encourage me to want to scatter such abundance around the world. Thank you for this person, and God/dess bless her and all the many like her, those people who ask and ask and demand, yet then, for whatever reason, sabotage their receiving of such gifts.
“I love you. I’m sorry. Please forgive me. Thank you.”
Dearest Laura: Hearts are with you visible and invisible. I feel you. The timelines are diverging so quickly now, it’s almost impossible to remember to be prepared for those still clinging hard to what was. Be at peace. Your blueprint is on target! Love, B.
Thanks and love as always, Barbara!
Thanks for sharing this, Laura. With all the disturbing news the past week, this item was a welcome respite. It is sad that there are people who think that because they paid their bills and mortgage, that others who were ‘less responsible’ should not have their principle written down or debts forgiven when it so obviously benefits all of us as a whole. Whether it’s individual debt forgiveness or the wholesale collapse of this fraudulent system that has defrauded, dehumanized, and enslaved our world, it benefits us all to wipe the collective slate clean! I believe it’s the fear of what comes next, fear of losing what we feel we have accumulated fair and square, and fear that someone else may unfairly get more than us that is keeping us all stuck in the old paradigm. Visualizing myself holding my palms open and letting it all go is an exercise that I feel I need to practice daily. We have the choice of letting go of this old paradigm freely or having it torn from us due to our clinging and grasping.
So true! What a beautiful exercise. 🙂 I’ve also found great wisdom in Brian Froud’s Faery Oracle cards lately. LOL, today they told me to mind my own business and stop trying to improve things unless specifically asked–even in my own neighborhood. Message received. There are plenty of people on a positive trajectory who really ARE interested in working together for the good of the planet and the community. I just took someone at their word when I should have read the situation’s energy instead. Lots of poseurs right now–as life continues to sort those who talk the talk without ever intending to make even a tiny step of the walk.
Live and learn–it just caught me off guard in a personal/community situation. In sessions, I’m paid to see through people’s “stuff,” but for something as simple as this, it never even occurred to me that someone would be lying so loud to themselves and others. Blessings to all … whether or not they choose to accept them. 😉