{"id":9127,"date":"2014-09-02T13:06:43","date_gmt":"2014-09-02T17:06:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/beginnersheart\/?p=9127"},"modified":"2014-09-02T13:06:43","modified_gmt":"2014-09-02T17:06:43","slug":"generousity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/beginnersheart\/2014\/09\/generousity.html","title":{"rendered":"generousity"},"content":{"rendered":"
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My horoscope this week (and yes — I do<\/em> read it!) says I should be generous w\/ friends & family. Give! it says. Both gifts & compassion.<\/p>\n

How fun is that! So — I bought my sister a trinket as a hostess gift, since I’m going to stay w\/ her & her beloved in Dallas this next week. And I plan on taking her — and her beloved, and her BFF — out to (wait for it!) TEA. And <\/em>we gave presents to another sister (her birthday is today!), and my nephew (his birthday was Saturday). It was so much fun!<\/p>\n

But there’s something I will receive in return, my horoscope promises (along w\/ telling me what<\/em> to do , it told me why)<\/em>: generousity will ‘balance my karma.’<\/p>\n

GREAT! Because who the heck wants out-of-balance karma, right??<\/p>\n

Seriously — while it’s verrrry fun to receive, it’s also wonderful to give. My two other sisters, and the niece who knows my Dallas sister best (I have a LOT of sisters, folks, so don’t worry if you’re confused — sometimes so are we), all think she’ll love my trinket gift.<\/p>\n

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And I know she’ll love going to tea — who doesn’t? Her BFF is a fifth sister — one of several the four of have adopted into our women’s web of connection. My BFF is like another sister to me, as are my sisters-in-law. Giving any of them presents is, admittedly, hit-or-miss in terms of what to get, but it’s\u00a0always<\/em> fun to try to figure out just what they might love.<\/p>\n

So yep, along with kind speech, service, and compassion? Of course<\/em> generousity (and the rest) renew humanity. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

But they also renew us, those of us trying to send kindness, generousity, and compassion into what sometimes seems like a void. Especially lately. And if you’re in ‘service’ — say, teaching \ud83d\ude42 — it’s beyond hard, as there are very few opportunities to fill your own depleted bucket of joy, of love.<\/p>\n

So here’s to balanced karma, and the ineffable joys of giving. If you’re feeling down? Give. Whatever you’re good at — a present, a compliment, a hug. Each renews all of us. And that’s not astrological whooey, I promise.<\/p>\n

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