How are you gifting?
Hello All,
just an update on my giving and a new blog from Cami (very apropos as I had to start again).
day 7: At the lunch line in our cafeteria the person in front of me discovered that they had forgotten their wallet when they got to the register. I don’t personally know the person but I see her in the building almost everyday so I offered to pay for her lunch. She was so embarrassed and I told her not to worry about it. Well I ran into her today and she insisted that she pay me back. Sad how it can be hard sometimes just to accept a gift.
day 8: Today was a tough day and needless to say many words of encouragement, lots of hugs and consoling were exchanged.
A blog from author Cami Walker
Progress Vs Perfection
Mbali Creazzo — the medicine woman who inspired this project — once told me that perfectionism… always thinking you are not good enough… don’t doing well enough… aren’t enough… is a form of scarcity thinking.
Give yourself the gift of letting go of perfectionism during your 29 days of giving. If you get to the end of a day and realize that you forgot to give your gift, don’t beat yourself up or think that all is now lost and quit. Mbali actually suggests starting again at Day One because giving every day for 29 consecutive days helps the energy build around your ritual. If you miss a day and start over, she says you release the energy and then it starts building again as you start over. If you decide to take this suggestion, just make sure you’re not judging yourself. You haven’t failed any test. You’re just starting over. If beginning at Day One is too much for you, you can also just pick up where you left off. Sit down with a journal or on your giving blog. Reflect on the times you gave unconsciously to bring the gifts into your consciousness.
Most importantly, don’t beat up on yourself because we don’t expect perfection –only progress –during your 29-Day Giving Challenge.
Good giving today.
Cami
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I came back to see how it’s going. Great ideas.
Even if the money was returned, this was still a gift in that it permitted the woman to have time for her lunch. You, after all, gave the money without expecting to be repayed. She may not want to take advantage of your generosity but still recognize that you are someone who is willing to offer help.