Giving Back Will Boost Your Happinessby Doug Hart

Today's topic is giving back - not only to make ourselves feel better, because it's the right thing to do, or because your church says you should. Those are all valid reasons to give back - but in my mind another one is often overlooked. I feel that many people work very hard at making money, getting ahead, providing for their families. That's great, don't get me wrong. However, we get so focused on bringing more "things" into our world we forget to balance things out by giving back! The universe is very adept at keeping track of this give and take, and those who don't give back once in awhile usually will run into some problem eventually. And doesn't it feel good just to do something helpful and nice for someone, with no expectation of anything in return? It's the habit that keeps on giving, because others will pass on the good will and help someone in return!

Is there something going on in the universe on a metaphysical level that makes everything balance out somehow? Believe what you want, I'm not here to tell you that it's a fact. I personally believe it's true though, it just seems too coincidental to me that the times I really feel that things are going in the wrong direction, I see an opportunity to help someone. Of course I try to be aware of these situations, once you know what to look for it's not hard. Just the other day, I saw a woman with a worried look on her face. She was getting out of her car, and raising the hood to check something. Behind me a car was speeding to get to the closest spot near this woman, and I sensed something was going on. As I got out of my car, I realized the man behind me was speeding to get to the spot I was parking in, because his mother was having car trouble on the other side and he wanted to park across to give her car a "jump" in case the battery was the problem.

I asked her if she need some help, and she said "no, thanks", that her son was a good mechanic. I was hoping I could help, but of course it wasn't my time. Being aware of others in need is something we need to practice, which is my point. Would this give me a "credit" for when my own car breaks down? Of course not, even if I did help out. That's not the reason I stopped, of course. The habit of giving causes us to help without thinking of anything but reaching out to others.

Have you ever wondered why certain things happened at the perfect time? As if some kind of divine intervention was conspiring to make things work out, just in the nick of time? These things happen to all of us I believe, and the only explanation is the universe paying us back. Next time you're really in a pinch, say you have $500 worth of bills to pay and only $400 in your bank account, something will come to the rescue. Unless, of course you've been taking too much from the universe and not giving enough back! Then, I'm afraid you may be bouncing some checks! Give it some thought, in the back of your mind, and see if it's something that happens to you. I believe it happens more than we realize!

To your continued success and happiness!


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