InspirEmail No 152 - February 9, 2009

Surely it is no coincidence that the word listen is an anagram of the word silent!
Author Unknown

InspirEmail No 152 - February 9, 2009
'Inspirational messages to refresh the spirit and boost the emotional bank account'

Living and Giving

Whatever you give away today, or think, say or do will multiply about tenfold and then return to you. It may not come immediately, nor from the obvious source but the law applies unfailingly, through some invisible force.

Whatever you feel about another, be it love, hate or passion will surely bounce right back to you in some clear or secret fashion. If you speak about a person, a word of praise or two, soon, tens of other people will speak kind words of you.

Our thoughts are broadcasts of the soul, not secrets of the brain. Kind ones bring us happiness and petty ones, untold pain. Giving works as surely as reflections in a mirror. If hate you send, hate you'll get back, but loving brings love nearer.

Remember, as you start this day and duty crowds your mind, that kindness comes so quickly back to those who first are kind. Let that thought and this one direct us through each day.

The only things we ever keep are the things we give away.

Author Unknown

February's Featured Inspiration

Are You a Bucket Filler or a Dipper?

You have no doubt heard of the cup that overflowed. This is a story of a bucket that is like the cup, only larger, it is an invisible bucket. Everyone has one. It determines how we feel about ourselves, about others, and how we get along with people . . . read the story >>>

Joy of Giving

A woman who was travelling alone in the mountains found a precious stone in a stream. The next day she met another traveller who was hungry, the woman opened her bag to share her food.

The hungry traveller saw the precious stone and asked the woman to give it to him. She did so without hesitation.

The traveller left, rejoicing in his great fortune. He knew the stone was worth enough to give him security for a lifetime. But a few days later he came back to return the stone to the woman.

'I've been thinking,' he said, 'I know how valuable the stone is, but I give it back in the hope that you can give me something even more precious. Give me what you have within you that enabled you to give me the stone.'

The woman smiled and answered . . . 'The joy of giving!'

Author Unknown