Ya Give What Ya Get...

Are you a "Giver" or a "Taker"?  Have ya ever GIVEN all you can TAKE?  Giving is how I show love, hands down...and I love to love!  I tend to give until I am empty and then feel imbalanced.   Could giving be an addiction?  Giving makes me feel very rewarded and inspired however, I would be lying to say I have never felt cheated at times.  I find that when I give too much of me at any given time I am exhausted and depleted.  Yet the moment I have more hope, there I go again:  Giving it all away!  I have learned to whom I give to and how I offer my attention but nonetheless, there is always that one.  The one person or cause which I find myself hopelessly devoted to that deserves it the least and never gives back.  As if the next time I give, it will make difference and they will reciprocate the sincerity.  So knowing the patterns of self-abuse...it’s important that the awareness is present.  The awareness can be the trigger that sets the alarm off the very next time I am about to give it all away for free.   While I don’t believe in giving with an attachment to an outcome or with expectation, I am learning that having boundaries is GIVING to myself the wealth of peace and freedom to not be taken advantage of.  I am unwilling to abandon myself in order to set sail on another’s ship all the while I am drowning in order to do so.  It is truly amazing how people will ask the world of you...and be unwilling to give it themselves.  I have anchored enough floaters to know it never ever equalizes until you let go and make a shift in the giving department.  My motto:  Never ask anything of another unless you are willing to give it yourself.  Listen to how unwilling another is before you give it away freely...you may very well be able to save yourself and the energy expelled.  Sometimes it’s not even expected or necessary.  People’s expectations may not be as grand as yours and... lastly, know what your limits are and find balance...meaning receive!  Allow yourself to get what ya give!  You deserve it...good or not.  A little thing called Karma, baby.  Perhaps that notion will help you find your way in between the Give and the take.   I love to love and giving is, and always will be, part of how I role... I have learned a lot from self-centered people.  They teach me to try less for them and think more of myself.  I say that with love and gratitude... I can only hope that they learn to think more of others and try a little more on behalf of another... this offers me balance when applied, as I hope this message does for you too!  We all have grand opportunities to teach each other...it’s a Give and Take,)

and..Exhale-