Give, Receive...Reverse the Habit

On this What Do You Have to Give Wednesday, I'd like to ask you to focus on changing your normal habits. If you usually find yourself on the receiving end of someone else's generosity, take time today to figure out a way to reciprocate...give him or her something that clearly demonstrates your gratitude for the many gifts you have received from their hands and hearts. If you're privileged to have people in your life who love to buy things for you or do favors for you, that's wonderful. However, it's crucial for you to refrain from allowing that to define or control you. Purpose in your heart to be as charitable with your time and resources as necessary to maintain a proper perspective about the favor you have with family and friends.

If you are a person who is motivated to give and more comfortable when you're blessing others than with receiving gifts and favors from others, I challenge you to flip the script...open your hands and allow yourself to receive the gifts that I'm sure many of your loved ones have been waiting to shower on you. There's nothing wrong with prioritizing the spirit of giving above the desire to receive but it's important for all of us to know how to do both.

Think about it. We all need a healthy dose of give-and-take in our lives, especially during a season that has a tendency to leave us leaning too far on the "giving" fence or too far on the "receiving" fence. Why don't we balance this out by using this one day to discipline ourselves to change the norm and reverse our habit of giving or receiving by doing the exact opposite of what we're use to?

You can do it, and so can I. Let's get to it and come back to the blog to share our experiences.