Generosity  --  Week 9   

Generosity.  In some ways generosity seems a crazy, counter-cultural way to behave. 

Instead of keeping our time, energy or possessions for ourselves, we give them away.

There is something very powerful about choosing to do this.

It is a fundamental shift away from the limited world of ‘me’ and ‘mine.’ 

Generosity is defined by the wish to benefit someone else.

It is rarely the size of the gift or the gesture that matters most, but the message that comes with it.

The heart knows this, immediately and unmistakably.  

We taste the uneasiness when a gift has an ulterior motive, and save our real admiration for the person who can give without seeking a return.

 ref: Compassion And Wisdom.org

Topics for discussion:  (From 16-G PDF)

1. We can be generous with our time, talent, possessions or smiles. 
It’s not a matter of quantity that matters, it's the motivation. (Intention)

2.  How do you experience generosity in your life?  

 .... or whatever is alive in you.  

 Words of Wisdom

“The real wealth comes from
helping others.”

“The fight is never about grapes or lettuce. 
It is always about people.”

~  Cesar Chavez  

 "How we ACT."  (review)

Every positive action makes a better world. 

Every thought and action has consequence.

If everything in your life is a reflection of a choice you have made, then if you want a different result, you need to make a different choice. 

Human lives are composed of billions of actions of body, speech and mind which take place every minute from the moment of birth until the second when we take our last breath.

How we choose to act defines and colors the quality of our life and experiences.

How we act is not only important for our own welfare, but also for others.  

Through our actions we have the choice to nurture friendships, families, community and society – or to bring pain and disharmony. 

Everything we do sets in motion a chain of events.  The deeper we probe into this, the stronger is the call to pay intense attention to how we think and subsequently behave, because the consequences can be so complex and far-reaching. 

ref:  Compassion And Wisdom.org

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