dailydatewithgod

As we head into the holiday season I am mindful of giving.  We are giving and receiving all the time but often we are not aware of it.  We tend to think of both of those concepts as completely matter dependent but we are exchanging energy back and forth with everyone and everything we encounter. Essentially we make a contribution to life either consciously or unconsciously.  A good guide to determine what kind of contribution we are making is by noticing the contributions we make to ourselves.  Is our inner dialogue and perspective one of kindness or criticism?  Is our inner filter one of a positive or a negative slant?  The contribution we make is ourselves.  Our mental, emotional, and energetic states shape our contributions. Balancing what our mind intends to contribute with what our heart can contribute is a way to find balance.  It is not about always being one state or the other.  It is about being honest with ourselves so we are of our contribution.  Sometimes we want to be a contribution in a particular intended way, but either the situation or the context does not require it of us or anyone.  In those moments do we fit ourselves to make a contribution in a way that can be received or do we force our idea of contribution to the experience?  Are we interested in contributing in a way that we feel defines us or are we interested in being a contribution because who we are is a gift?