Friday Musings

Giving and Receiving – by Pujakins

The loving heart

gives without thought,

without stint of itself;

gives and is given in return.

And I am given that I may give,

and give that giving may be and continue.

All life is a giving and a receiving,

that the giving may have a purpose

and the receiving a place to be.

Unfolding the gifts means

unwrapping the giving

to discover the receiver

and by accepting

the receiver in turn gives

as the circle becomes complete.

With a full heart my giving is.

With an open heart, my receiving is.

The love that gives and receives

has endless supply and never lacks;

the love that gives without stint

receives the same and more,

and finds in the giving

and in the receiving

endless joy.

A Poem on Giving and Receiving – Author Unknown

I launched a smile; far out it sailed

On life's wide troubled sea.

And many more than I could count

Came sailing back to me.

I clasped a hand while whispering,

"The clouds will melt away."

I felt my life was very blessed

All through the hours that day.

I sent a thought of happiness

Where it was needed sore,

And very soon thereafter, found

Joy added to my store.

I wisely shared my slender hoard,

Toil-earned coins of gold;

But presently it flowed right back.

Increased a hundredfold.

I helped another climb a hill,

A little thing to do:

And yet it brought a rich reward,

A friendship that was new.

I think each morning when I rise,

Of how I may achieve,

I know by serving I advance,

By giving I receive.

“It is better to deserve without receiving, than to receive without deserving” – Robert Green Ingersoll

“A hundred times every day I remind myself that my inner and outer life depend on the labors of other [people], living and dead, and that I must exert myself in order to give in the same measure as I have received and am still receiving.” – Albert Einstein

I think that the most difficult thing is allowing yourself to be loved, so receiving the love and feeling like you deserve it is a pretty big struggle. I suppose that's what I've learnt recently, to allow myself to be loved. – Nicole Kidman