Living Out Loud: Give what you want to receive

December 21, 2009

Give what you want to receive

A Thought for the Week

"You make a living by what you get. You make a life by what you give." ~ Winston Churchill

"If you want joy, give joy to others; if you want love, learn to give love; if you want attention and appreciation, learn to give attention and appreciation; if you want material afflucence, help others to become materially affluent." ~ Deepak Chopra

"For it is in giving that we receive." ~ St Francis of Assisi

21 Dec 2009 10:04:00 | Happiness, Law of Attraction, Prosperity, Thought for the Week

4 Comments

Hi Hilda,
The idea of giving, in all of these, are so good to read. Thanks so much for sharing this message. And Hilda, I want to thank you for being in my life this past year, and for all the positive and uplifting vibes you have sent my way. Merry Christmas!

Posted by: Lance | December 22, 2009 at 12:50 AM

Right back at you Lance, it's been wonderful getting to know you too this year. Wishing you and your family a lovely Christmas, and looking forward to more in the new year :-)

Posted by: Hilda | December 22, 2009 at 07:22 PM

Hi Hilda. These are wonderful quotes that you have posted here. I think it is really true that giving is one of the fundamental ways to receiving, even if it's receiving something as small as a smile or thank you. Thanks for sharing these quotes and happy holidays. :)

Posted by: Hulbert | December 23, 2009 at 09:07 PM

Hi Hulbert,

So glad you liked them. Stay tuned for my next (and long overdue) post on the A - Z of Happiness: G is for... Obviously I'm going to have to tackle this very topic ;-)

Posted by: Hilda | December 26, 2009 at 10:57 AM

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