Thoughtful Thursday // 9-5-2013

Thoughtful Thursday // 9-5-2013

Generosity

“You have not lived today until you have done something for someone who can never repay you.”

–John Bunyan

Want to live audaciously?  Then don’t forget about the people around you. Sure, this is easy for us to understand when we can see “what’s in it for me” …But what about those people who can’t do anything for us?  What about those situations where we won’t immediately get praised for our chivalry?  That’s when it gets real.  That’s when it gets hard.

What if I open myself up and actually get nothing out of this?

That’s when generosity gets a little daring.

There are so many ways to practice this that we often miss opportunities by overlooking them.  Give a kind word to someone who will never see you again.  Open up your house to someone who cannot return the favor.  Connect someone to an opportunity or friend.  Pay for a stranger’s coffee.  Loan a friend your car.  Give a gift.  Make a phone call.   Open up.  Share what makes you uniquely you, what only you can give.

Generosity that flows from you being you… that’s living.

Question: what act of daring generosity can you perform this week?

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