{"id":7558,"date":"2013-09-23T00:00:55","date_gmt":"2013-09-23T04:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/haveamagnificentday\/?p=7558"},"modified":"2013-09-22T22:50:29","modified_gmt":"2013-09-23T02:50:29","slug":"true-giving-karma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/haveamagnificentday\/2013\/09\/true-giving-karma.html","title":{"rendered":"Karma &#8211; True Giving"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/haveamagnificentday\/files\/2013\/09\/karma.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7559\" alt=\"karma\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/85\/2013\/09\/karma-292x300.jpg\" width=\"360\" height=\"357\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--[if !mso]&gt;--><\/p>\n<p>An enlightened perspective from Jeff Maziarek in<em> \u201cSpirituality Simplified\u201d\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: navy\">\u201cRemember that every cause you initiate leads to an effect.\u00a0 So, when you give from the heart, you set energy into motion that must in turn find its way back to you in some form.\u00a0 I say in some form, because there is no telling how or when the effect may show up. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: navy\">For example, let\u2019s say you donate a sum of money to a cause that has inspired you in some way; this does not necessarily mean that you will receive the same amount or more in return.\u00a0 The positive energy you extended may instead come back to you as a new business or career opportunity that appears seemingly out of nowhere, or it may manifest for you as improved or continued good health, or as a breakthrough in a troubled relationship, etc. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: navy\">Now you might say that this is not always true, as there are many instances in which people give but do not seem to receive anything positive in return.\u00a0 In some cases this may appear to be an accurate appraisal.\u00a0 However, more often than not, if you were able to look deeper into the motivation behind the giving, you would probably discover that their intent wasn\u2019t quite as pure as one may have originally thought. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: navy\">Specifically, when the giving is done with the objective of receiving something in return, or because the person feels like they have no other choice but to give, then the underlying motivation behind it is rooted in scarcity.\u00a0 Since the Universe always knows what our real intentions are (i.e., our true <em>feelings<\/em>), it is not surprising then that people who give from this frame of mind do not receive anything in return.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: navy\">smiles,<\/span><br \/>\n\ud83d\ude42 <span style=\"color: navy\">Lee<\/span><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: navy\">The MEGA Coach<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/haveamagnificentday\/files\/2013\/09\/abundance-circle.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7560\" alt=\"abundance circle\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/85\/2013\/09\/abundance-circle-300x287.jpg\" width=\"189\" height=\"173\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An enlightened perspective from Jeff Maziarek in \u201cSpirituality Simplified\u201d\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cRemember that every cause you initiate leads to an effect.\u00a0 So, when you give from the heart, you set energy into motion that must in turn find its way back to you in some form.\u00a0 I say in some form, because there is no telling how&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":229,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,6,10,1,2,7,3,11,4],"tags":[12,29,13,14,18,15,21,9,17,19],"class_list":["post-7558","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-acknowledgement","category-communication","category-empowerment","category-personal-growth","category-professional-development","category-relationships","category-success","category-transformation","category-wealth","tag-challenge","tag-faith","tag-fascination","tag-fear","tag-following-your-path","tag-growth","tag-health","tag-inspiration","tag-opportunity","tag-path-to-success"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.9 - 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