It is interesting to me that as things progress I feel a greater need to hold on to what I've got. In the process it feels like more and more of what I have is being taken away. New brakes are needed on the car. The light bulbs that burn out even though I just replaced them. Various other "emergencies" seem to constantly require me to dip into my "emergency" funds.
Then my mother reminded me that I need to feel blessed that I had the money to pay for these things in the first place. Wow, why didn't I think of that? These are emergencies, and the money is there just like I planned it to be. How convenient is that?
After dwelling on this a moment or two I remembered how when I give to a charity or where ever I feel lead to give, I always seem to get back so much more. So I took a leap of faith and began to give of what I have instead of withholding it.
I have a friend who just had surgery and needed someone to help him with meals. I remembered some soup I had stored in the freezer and used ingredients I had on hand to make a batch of spaghetti and meatball soup. The same day I gave it, another friend gave me an even bigger batch of soup that he had just made. He had no idea what I had done. Abundance in action.
The Universe(God) is infinite and when you give with love and an open heart with no strings attached you get so much back in return. I am so blessed. Aren't you?
