by Lynette Robinson
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| Found Money |
One day,
several years ago,we were driving in town.
I was watching out the window and we were traveling about 10 or so miles
per hour when suddenly I said to my husband, “make a right turn here! Turn right!
Turn right!” He was puzzled but complied.
I then directed him to drive to the parking lot closest to the
intersection we had just gone through. I
jumped out, ran to the curb and in the gutter I picked up a $20 dollar
bill. “Wow!” He said. Since there was no way to track down the
owner, I had a free $20 to do with anything I liked. It was awesome! However, I needed to find a way to pay that
forward or pass it on in order for the universe to continue to bless me in an
invigorating and high vibrational way.
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| We all love free stuff |
We all love
to get something for free.
It’s like the
universe giving us a hug but, what about when we go through life thinking that's the way it works and always trying to get
something for nothing? It seems that
there are those people who are always looking for a handout and still they tend
to complain that they have no money and therefore should be taken care of by
those who have more.
In my
practice, I try to listen to the Spirit as to when I should donate my time or
give a discount. I have no problem with
charity but can’t possibly begin to base my business on it. I have invested tens of thousands of dollars
into my education. My creditors, water
bill, electricity, landlord and mentors don’t have the same mindset and every
month those bills come due. I've got sufficient for my needs and am very blessed but my husband is retired and we have slowed down considerably.
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| Investment |
Recently,
there was an offering for a financial freedom class at our church. The class was free but the cost for the
materials was $93. My friend quipped
that it seemed an oxymoron that someone was supposed to learn how to save money
by spending $93. Giving everything for
free violates the law or reciprocity.
I found
three different perspectives on this law.
1- “The law of reciprocity, (which
applies in EVERY culture on the face of the earth), simply explains that that
when someone gives you something you feel an obligation to give back. Giving
and receiving favors is a common exchange and is an implicit assumption in most
of our relationships.”
2- “The Law Of Reciprocity is the Universal Law that
states that whatever is sent out into the cosmos, what modern day science
refers to as "The Unified Field", and what I personally choose to
refer to as "The Infinite Field Of Potentiality", (I call if God’s
gift) “in the way of energy or vibration through the resonance of your
thoughts, emotions and actions, will manifest outcomes in the physical world...
physical outcomes that unfold in your life based on whatever is given or
broadcast out through those thoughts, emotions and actions.”
3- “The following gives powerful examples of
reciprocity: “Do not be deceived: God is not mocked, for whatever one sows,
that will he also reap”.
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| Law of Gravity |
“I don’t believe that!” you might say. It’s like the law of gravity. You might not believe it but you are still
subject to that law. And so are you and
I all subject to the law of reciprocity. We cannot possibly benefit from what is given
unless we find a way to continue that flow of energy. If someone gifts something to us, whether it’s
time or other tangible goods, we must find a way to either pay them back or pay
it on.
There are many, many people in this world who live
from day to day on the fruits of the labors of another. Those fruits often just show up in the mailbox, checking account or benefit card without them ever seeing the source from which they come. "When you get something for nothing, someone else gives something and gets nothing." was a favorite saying of a friend's dad in teaching his children.
They may or may not be able to earn their own
keep and that really makes no difference in the case of this law. As my grandmother aged and became unable to take care of herself she was
put into a nursing home and it was heartbreaking to see her downward spiral of
health and spirit and before long, she passed away. She was no longer paying her way and she knew it. Her entire life had been spent in the loving service of those around her and we served her and loved doing it.
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| Investing in Education |
If you could look inside of any college or
university, it would become pretty clear which students were there on their own
dime and which ones were there at the expense of the government or other
benefactor. I’m not saying that every
single student who applies himself is paying his own way and every player is on
a free ride, but the odds are that the ones who are buckling down, know the
value of an education and is willing to invest the time and effort into
becoming more self-sufficient while being grateful for the opportunity.
If a young couple, having money problems, had to come
up with $93 to invest or sow in an
opportunity to learn to better manage their resources, they would be more
likely to apply the principles taught in the class and would reap a greater reward in the long
run.
If your medical bills were all paid for by someone else you might go
to the doctor but ignore his advice because there is no value exchanged, no investment made on your part. In vintage times a doctor might receive
chickens in exchange for an office call or livestock in exchange for delivering a baby. Women bartered butter for eggs and men bartered
labor for lumber. It was moral and right
to pay people when they give goods or services.
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| Is it time to take down the Bird Feeder? |
This article was posted in reference to illegal
immigration but it seems applicable here.
“I bought a bird
feeder. I hung it on my back porch and filled it with seed. What a
beauty of a bird feeder it was, I reflected as I filled it lovingly with seed.
First came the chickadees and then within a week we had hundreds of birds
taking advantage of the continuous flow of free and easily accessible food.
But then the birds started building nests in the boards of the patio, above the
table, and next to the barbecue.
Then came the
poop. It was everywhere: on the patio tile, the chairs, the table.
Everywhere!
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| Birds fight over free food |
Then some of the
birds turned mean. They would dive bomb me and try to peck me even though
I had fed them out of my own pocket.
Other birds were
boisterous and loud. They sat on the feeder and squawked and screamed at
all hours of the day and demanded that I fill it when it got low on food.
After a while, I
couldn't even sit on my own back porch anymore. So I took down the bird
feeder and in three days the birds were gone. I cleaned up their mess and
took down the many nests they had built all over the patio.
Soon, the back yard
was like it used to be: quiet and serene.
Now let's see.
Our government gives out free food, subsidized housing, free medical
care, free education and allows anyone born here to be an automatic citizen.
Then the illegals
came by the tens of thousands. Suddenly, our taxes went up to pay for
free services; small apartments are housing 5 families; and you have to wait 6
hours to be seen by an emergency room doctor. Your child's 2nd grade
class is behind other schools because over half the class doesn't speak
English.
Corn flakes now come in a bilingual box; I have to 'press one' to hear my bank
talk to me in English, and people waving flags other than 'Old Glory' are
squawking and screaming in the streets, demanding more rights and free
liberties.
Just my opinion, but
maybe it's time for the government to take down the bird feeder.”
This isn’t just an
immigration problem. We complain that
immigrants, coming here for all the freebies is draining the economy but what
about the millions of Americans who have been conditioned to believe that they
deserve to be taken care of because they can’t (or won’t) take care of
themselves. I agree that in many
instances, the situation has degraded to the point where they have passed the
point of being able to care for themselves.
We have created and
nurtured a “poor me” mentality.
Have we lost sight of the law of reciprocity? It is no longer considered a problem for
entire families to be on the dole, of the government, which is actually the American
worker, for years and even generations.
I’ve read accounts when relief was interrupted due to disaster or
extraordinary circumstances; there was rioting and loud demands that the people
were not being taken care of. They
slammed the government agencies for not responding sooner.
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| Constitution |
There is nothing in our US Constitution that
lays the responsibility to support its citizens, on the Federal Government. We, locally, should be taking care or each other during
hard times and laboring diligently in all others. Everybody can do something to
contribute. Children can learn to serve
and the elderly can serve the community in so many ways.
Do people fall on hard times?
Absolutely!
Should we do everything we can to rescue our fellow man and even the
stranger? Indeed! However, if should happen close to home so
that the receiver can see the hand of the giver and know where their meal comes
from. When the needy make no effort to
mitigate their circumstances, when they demand and expect to graze from place to place in a pasture
they don’t own, even at the expense of the farmer's own cattle, when they teach their children and grandchildren that it’s
someone else’s responsibility to provide for them, when they squander the money
they have on frivolous and unnecessary luxuries and clutter and then wait for
the necessities of life to be delivered, there comes a time when the bird
feeder will be taken down because those who once worked to feed the birds have
retired or moved away and nobody is left to buy the bird seed.
But I digress.
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| Movement and Energy |
In a world governed by laws, it is important to find ways to keep the
flow of reciprocating energy flowing through and around everyone so those in need are lifted and encouraged and so nobody
feels taken advantage of, gets discouraged and simply quits.When we receive, we need to try to immediately return or pass on the energy in kind, in service, or in any way we can possibly think of. This is something every one of us is capable of. Let's all pitch in!
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