We all have Ego…

A close friend of mine sent me this email/story on my birthday:

Once upon a time in a land far
away, a big little baby was born to a life of adventure. Not everyone understood
his adventurous ways, but a seeking spark within him burned brightly and he
pursued a path that so few had travelled that sometimes it just seemed like
virgin jungle with no perceptible direction. Sometimes the canopy was so thick
that it was dark for long periods. One day he came into a clearing, from which
branched a track into a country wholly different than anything he had ever
experienced. He adapted well to this new environment, identifying with the lives
and needs of it's people. Now he is growing in ways that feel good and making a
loving contribution to the people he meets.

So, it'll be Name: Robert J
Schilt, Occupation: Full Time Giver.
That'll flummace the Taxation
Department! (just kiddin' around)
 
Actually, I understand this
motivation. It conflicts head on with our conditioning in the common belief that
you have to work to earn (be worthy of receiving) your daily bread. I think the
greatest challenge is to overcome this conditioning – the alternative state is
(wait for it! straight out of the blocks game…) trust. I offer the following
in a spirit of helpfulness.

- Beliefs stand on “references”
which are sort like the legs of a table.
- To get rid of a belief is
actually tougher than installing a new one. One of the things you have to do is
you have to knock out the legs (references) from under it. Then you need
references to support the new belief.
- I can't think of any “uninstall”
processes just now, although I vaguely remember some NLP stuff in that
direction.
- References that come to mind for
a life of giving (and receiving) are from Jesus and Bucky
Fuller:
Jesus: (on
Providence)
    The Lord's
Prayer: “Give us this day our daily bread”
    “consider the
lilies of the field…” look up the rest of that one
Bucky Fuller: was committed to
the principle of giving rather than earning.
Anyway, I respect your
direction. Change is either gradual or dangerous in proportion to it's speed. Go
with care.
   
John

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