The reason to give money to other
You open yourself to receive all that is meant to be yours. Giving not only when you feel poor, but also when you feel rich, lucky, grateful, expansive, vital. Giving to say please, and giving to say thank you. It’s the impulse to give that puts you in touch with the best part of yourself—and the principles of abundance that are alive in the world. Yes, we help ourselves when we give, but that is not why we give.
Decide on an amount of money that you feel you can give away freely every month. Let your inner voice determine the amount you should make as an offering. True giving comes as an impulse, so the amount need not be cast in stone, and it may vary from month to month. All that matters is that the amount be meaningful to you and that it be given with thought, humility, and gratitude. You must not give less than your inner voice tells you is the meaningful amount, for that is being cheap. That is not the way you want to thank the world and connect with it. Nor must you give more than you can afford, for that is not being responsible to yourself and your money. Your inner voice will dictate the amount each and every month, but each month it must be something.
If you are going to write a check to donate your money, write the check at the beginning of the month and keep it in a special place. Why the beginning of the month? So the act
of giving isn’t an afterthought. By starting your giving at the beginning of every month, you are making yourself and your offering a real priority, an act that will stay with you throughout the month. If you have so little money that you cannot afford to write a monthly check, make a point of gathering each day whatever spare coins or bills you can, and collect this money in your special place. Watch with respect as your offering accumulates. At the end of the month, and at the end of every month thereafter, please make your offering. Where? Using the following guidelines, choose with your heart—choosing where to give money is one of the great pleasures there is.
