" Give It Back ... "

Give it back

You need to give it back ...

I let you in and showed you all of me ...

Give it back ...

You need to give it back ...

My time and devotion ...

Give it back ...

The love that I gave ...

Give it back ...

Give it back ...

You need to give it back ...

~ Hoobastank ~ Give It Back ~

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Keep the cycle going, Pay It Forward, Give it Back ... 

Most of us have heard these phrases but do we understand and regularly put it into practice?  And I think most of us have expectations of receiving something in return ... getting something back.

Yet perhaps for a moment, visualize the wide-spread effect this movement could have ... at any time, by any age, gender or culture group, it can be implemented in anyone’s life.  All we have to do is something nice for someone else ... the catch? with no strings attached.

Yes we can because the wonderful thing is that we do this more often than we think we.  How so?  Well these acts of kindness don’t have to be big.  You see, the act of sharing daily gratitude doesn’t cost a lot or take up very much time, but does have an everlasting effect on the person who receives it.

We live in a world that recycles the gift of positive energy ... 

what you give out you will receive back.  

It just happens.  

Gratitude and abundance are intricately intertwined ... 

one cannot exist without the other.

So need some cool ideas on how to give it back?

• pay for a stranger at the drive thru
• put a quarter in the next parking meter you pass
• downsize your closet or furniture and donate to charity
• share your youthful self by helping the elderly
• carry their groceries, run an errand, or clean their yard
• SMILE and greet the next random person you meet
• dedicate your yoga practice to someone else
• pray for someone who may be in need
• let someone else take the “best” parking spot this time
• donate your old books to the local library
• tell someone how much they mean to you
• let go of your own self-worries and celebrate courage
• someone else is ALWAYS fighting a bigger battle than you

Now either this sounds too easy or you may be skeptical.  Can we all really coordinate, communicate and cooperate?  Well we all have the capacity to experience gratitude ... and the true benefit from the power of gratitude is understanding it's about paying it forward instead of paying it back.  It is not about evening the score or owing someone something.  It is just about gratefully receiving.

When we pay it forward, nobody gets left out.  Unconditional deeds mean that regardless of what someone might have done to you or might not have done for you, the kind act will always exist.  You still may think this is too idealistic, but why not give it a go?... You may be surprised at the emotion you experience ~ LOVE ~ the best emotion of all.