WANT MORE OUT OF LIFE? -- THE MULTIPLIER PRINCIPLE

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GETTING AND GIVING --

THE MULTIPLIER PRINCIPLE

Hello, welcome once again to Pause Moment. I'm Barrie Barkla. Tonight I'm introducing you to The Multiplier Principle – the Law of Giving and Getting. The Law of Giving and Getting rules one of my sure-fire Recipes for Happiness: it goes like this = Take what you get, when you get it: and don't demand what you don't get when you don't get it. Got it?

[Tong Len (Give and Take) – Debra Gibson]

Luke 6:38 – “Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.”

Look into the sting in the tail of that little Ruthless Rule of Reality! If you give by the thimbleful – you'll get back carefully measured dribs and drabs in return. If you give by the truckload, you'll get by the truckload. This isn't complicated. No matter what you think is missing in your life, no matter how empty your life feels, you are already full-up. You're full to the brim with ideas, thoughts, feelings and experiences, some of which you label and magnify as “Empty” or "Missing" or "Lacking". You're full of them. When a bucket is full and you want to put something else in it, you have to tip something out. To make room for what you want, you have to empty out your beliefs about "not-having" start giving – something that is wanted. And it takes a lot of awareness to know what that is, and to find it within you.

[You Never Give Me Your Money – Warrren Mills]

Money is energy; it can be transmuted into everlasting treasure. But like all energy, it must flow, otherwise it turns toxic. A river that doesn't pass on it's bounty becomes like The Dead Sea. The Parable of the Talents tells us that a person who doesn't do something creative with what's been given and doesn't give away some of the fruits of that investment, will lose EVERYTHING, including what he was given in the first place – If you don't use it, you'll lose it.” Tough, huh?

Money is energy -- green energy. Like all energy, money can be used both creatively and/or destructively. There is nothing intrinsically good or evil in money itself, only in the actions and motives of those who wield it. Money can be converted into food for the hungry and clothing for the poor, education for the deprived and comfort for the afflicted. Any temporal possession can be turned into everlasting wealth. Whatever is given unconditionally is immediately touched with immortality.

There's a principle in life that seems oxymoronic at first glance: 

We get what we give. 

But a second look shows the wisdom of the principle.

We all seek our purpose in life. Most of us wonder how we can make a positive difference during our brief time here. My Mum discovered something in practice, and taught me her simple secret by example...GIVING. She said 

"If you look after other people, you will be looked after."

Arthur Ashe said it another way --

From what we get, we can make a living.

What we give, however, makes a life." 

Booker T. Washington observed that if you want to lift yourself up, the quickest and surest way to do that is lift up someone else and allow yourself to feel the lightness. That there is an amazing paradox of Giving...you can never help another person without helping yourself. Giving of your gifts to others can help you find joy, happiness and purpose in your own life.

[Orphée et Euridice – Dance of the Blessed Spirits – MSO]

When we bless others without withhold, we are automatically blessed – unconditionally and a hundredfold; when we love, we are loved; when we give—even in the midst of our own needs—we greatly receive. It's possible to give beyond our resources and find ourselves burned out and broke. But over time, if we're willing to give, we'll receive a lot more in return. That is the Law of Sowing and Reaping – the more you put in, the more you'll get out; the less you put in, the more weeds will grow wild in the plot.

Gratitude unlocks the doors of Generosity. Especially when you're in need, gratitude helps you give to others, just like the poor widow Jesus praised (Mark 12:41-44).

Do your own soul a favour by sharing generously from whatever goodies are available in your life. If you can't find any, it's axiomatic that you cannot give away something you don't have. Does that mean you're stymied? Not at all. If you can't find what you want, create it. After all, you have successfully created Lack, what's stopping you from being equally as successful at creating Abundance? Start by Creating what you have; you can do that, can't you? Learn the art of creating, through the practice of creating what you have, until you find yourself creating what you want. The universe, like a fertile plot of land, will return whatever you've sown, many times over. If you haven't sown anything, you'll have to take your chances. That's the Multiplier Principle.

Sow what you want to reap. You'll be grateful you did! And so will those you share your creations with. And Grastitude will fertilse your seeds....

You've been Pausing a Moment. I'm Barrie Barkla. Thank you for listening.