“Make sure you’re not giving more than you’re receiving,” Kelcie (Divine Kelcie).  I’ve talked about receiving before, how I had never really looked at the concept of it as an active verb.  Receiving gets a bad reputation at times, making us believe that we aren’t worthy of whatever it may be somehow or that it is somehow too much, greedy to receive.  Receiving in the concept of an active verb takes work.  It means taking what we have and applying it, using it for what it is meant for.  We have all heard about pouring from an empty cup and I think this is exactly what we are talking about.  I am all about giving, truly.  There is an energy about it, a power that comes with giving that energizes us.  But giving is tricky at times: 1. If we give when we have nothing, we are depleting ourselves too much.  We always need to be sure we are refilling our own cup.  2. Giving can’t come with conditions.  When we tie an expectation of something in return for what we do, that not only kind of nullifies what we are giving, but it takes energy to demand whatever it may be in return.  3.  Giving does, however, need a level of balance/reciprocity…which can be hard to reconcile if we are giving without condition. 

The key is to understand that sometimes giving isn’t a 1:1 match as far as “value” but it needs to be a match on an energetic level.  Just because I spend X amount on a gift for you doesn’t mean you need to spend the same on me to prove something or vice versa.  We also need to make sure we are using (receiving) the gift to the best of our ability, that we aren’t manipulating others into giving us more for poor use of resources, or that we aren’t giving more than we have. We used to trade service for service, goods for goods until we put in a monetary system that claimed a particular value of things.  I’m not saying money is bad, not by any means, but there is more to giving than a dollar amount.  When it comes to gifts, how often have we heard it’s the thought that counts?  There is truth behind that because I can spend hundreds of dollars on something that could quite literally mean nothing to you and people would say that is generous/kind.  But I could also find that book you’ve been waiting for, for ages and that is also generous/kind but it is also touching.  This is the matter of thought and effort that matters.  As long as we have that balance we will not feel drained.  That energy multiplies, fills us up, and we can give more.