Although many people balk at the commercialization that has taken place around Christmas, it is important for us to realize the prosperous results of gift giving.
As much as anyone, I wish that the true meaning of Christmas was advertised as much as the Incredible Savings - This Week Only
deals of the season. But even though shopkeepers depend on Christmas gift-giving to generate a profit for the whole year, it is up to us to maintain our focus upon what is truly important.
Before I start, however, I want to mention that the benefits of gift-giving are not limited to only those who follow the Christian faith, nor are they limited to the Christmas season. In our society, we are much more familiar with the tradition of gift-giving as it applies to the holiday season, but a quick review of other cultures will find other examples.
One of the primary benefits of gift giving is the good feeling you get when you do something good for someone special. Theres a magical moment when you watch the recipient of the gift unwrap the package and discover the treasure that youve wisely chosen for them.
When their eyes widen as they realize what you have done to demonstrate their importance in your life, your spirit responds with a warm glow that builds from the inside out, and you have confirmation that you have created a little more prosperity in the world.
Some people find that they dont experience this warm glow from their inner spirit. In fact, some people experience a feeling of loss or impoverishment. Those people will find that their mental focus is on the cost of the gift and not on the blessings that it has created for the other person. The attitude in which a gift is given is actually much more important than the gift itself.
Its the thought that counts.
The True Importance Of Gift Giving Page 65 proper attitude will cause the Universe to give the giver something of value.
I really like how Wayne Dyer explains this. In one of his presentations, he explains that the Universe is like an echo. Whenever we ask What can I get? , the Universe asks us the same question.
And whenever we ask What can I do or give? , we experience the Universe asking us this same question.
We can also see this as a mirror. Imagine that youre standing in front of a large (Universally-sized) mirror. What you see is a reflection of who you are. If you give the mirror your best, you will find the mirror reflecting the same attitude back to you, giving you its best. But if you try to hold back from the mirror, you will find the mirror holding back from you.
And so, we find that in giving good gifts to those in our lives, we allow the Universe to give us good gifts also, and this naturally increases our experience of prosperity in our lives.
And while it may be difficult to believe at first, understanding this magical fact will open you to the realization that its the truly generous people in this world that experience the greatest prosperity.
Be generous in your spirit, and become prosperous in your life.
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Commercialized
Every year I hear people say over and over again I dont understand why Christmas had to get so commercialized. Behind this statement is usually an implied suggestion that its the evil capitalists that are to blame and that people should focus on other things during the Christmas season.
But is this true? Should we focus on other things around Christmas-time, or is there some value in the commercialization of Christmas?
If you remember the story about when Christ was incarnated in Bethlehem, youll also remember that gifts were presented to the Christ child soon after His birth. What was the purpose of those gifts?
The gifts given to Christ were a way to signify just how important those wise men considered Christ to be. They felt that this newborn baby would be the greatest of all, and they wanted to express their admiration of His mission on Earth through the giving of gifts.
Isnt that what we do when we give gifts to those around us?
Arent we also expressing just how important these people are to us by the gifts that we give?
Christmas is also one of the few times of the year when we specifically focus on the message that Christ gave the world, and the work that He did while He was here.
All through His ministry on Earth, Christ continually gave of Himself to those who needed Him. He gave the gifts of sight, sanity, health, life, and wisdom. He also received gifts of food, shelter, and clothing.
In our exchange of gifts, we honor the life that Christ lived.
The messages that Christ spoke of during His ministry centered around 2 main principles - faith and love.
We are encouraged to love everyone as we love ourselves, and we
Why Christmas HAD to be Commercialized Page 67 amount of faith that we have so that our prayers will be more effective in our lives.
Most people tend to pray for one of three things - health, financial abundance, or good relationships. The message of Christ was that we could have anything we wanted if we had enough faith.
In the act of giving gifts, we are generally acting out of love, with the faith that there will be enough financial abundance to fulfill our needs even after the giving of the gifts.
By giving gifts, we open ourselves to the wondrous free flow of Spiritual energy into our souls, which then blesses us in many ways.
Yes, we can improve our health and our prosperity by giving gifts.
With so many reasons to be giving gifts, its really no wonder why Christmas-time became the best reason in the world for gift giving.
May you be blessed by the giving of gifts this year.
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Have you ever heard the saying Life is a mirror"? Its a saying that I often repeat in conversations when someone is wondering why things happened as they did.
It seems that everyone I meet is trying to take something from me, like they dont care about anyone but themselves. one may say after meeting with a prospective client.
I just love how everywhere I go, people just seem to go out of their way to do something nice for me. And most of them dont even KNOW me! another might say after coming back from a trip.
In both cases, the people around them are mirroring back to them their own attitudes and behaviors. For one, the attitude of trying to get something for nothing is mirrored, yet for the other, their giving attitude is mirrored in their experiences.
I used to be a timid and shy person. As a result, everywhere I went, very few people would approach me or respond when I approached them. When I started becoming more outgoing and more expressive with others, I found that people were more willing to engage me in conversation.
One way that a lot of people put this phenomenon to work for them to get more out of life is through a practice called tithing.
Tithing is a practice that comes from several references in the Christian Bible about giving back to God a tenth of what was gained through various channels. Today, most people who tithe give to the source of their inspiration, the channel through which God has given most directly to them.
Modern practitioners of this ancient teaching claim that it is the single most important activity responsible for their increased abundance of wealth and happiness. The more they give to others, the more others give back to them.
The fact that wealthy people all over the world donate many millions to good causes is a testament to the value these people give to
The Magic Mirror of Abundance Page 69 anything else that can benefit other people. Whenever you give freely and with a sincere desire to do good, the Universe finds a way to return back to you multiplied many times over.
While I dont tithe in the traditional manner (giving 10% of my income to my church), I do find other ways to benefit others and activate the principle behind tithing. Ive found these alternate approaches just as effective.
One way I tithe is by donating my time and skills to my church, where I serve as a sound technician, photographer, and website administrator. As such, I save them from having to spend more than
$3,000 per year on professional services.
Another way is through the valuable free reports I offer on the PowerKeys Publishing website. With these free reports, someone may start to use my Choose To Believe system to improve their life, even before they make a purchase. This too is to activate and use the principle of tithing in order to increase my own prosperity.
With all this talk about tithing, and the principle behind it, we have not yet addressed what makes tithing work. What is the principle that makes this activity produce so much abundance?
The principle that makes tithing work so effectively is one which has several names. Some call it the Law of Attraction. Others call it the Law of Cause & Effect. Some call it Karma. Whatever you call it, its a law of the Universe just as much as the Law of Gravity or the Law of Magnetism. Once activate, theres nothing that can stop it.
If theres one thing I can do to help you get more out of life, its to encourage you to activate the Universal Laws and start focusing on what you can give to others. The more you do to benefit others, the more you get. Its really that simple.
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