Comments on: 8 Simple Ways of Giving and Receiving http://www.arvinddevalia.com/blog/2007/01/12/8-simple-ways-of-giving-and-receiving/ Make it Happen For Yourself and for the World Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:36:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Lauren http://www.arvinddevalia.com/blog/2007/01/12/8-simple-ways-of-giving-and-receiving/comment-page-1/#comment-3376 Lauren Sun, 11 Apr 2010 00:46:11 +0000 http://www.arvinddevalia.com/?p=33#comment-3376 Wow, how interesting. I just read my post and in the last sentence I meant to write good, but see I wrote god. That sure does fit! Wow, how interesting. I just read my post and in the last sentence I meant to write good, but see I wrote god. That sure does fit!

]]> By: Lauren http://www.arvinddevalia.com/blog/2007/01/12/8-simple-ways-of-giving-and-receiving/comment-page-1/#comment-3375 Lauren Sun, 11 Apr 2010 00:44:37 +0000 http://www.arvinddevalia.com/?p=33#comment-3375 Dear Arvind, I think it is a wise being who knows the balance of giving AND receiving. So often it is viewed as selfish (in a negative sense) if we care about ourselves as well as others. The extreme of giving and sacrifice can be the "co-dependent" type person who totally overlooks themselves - and then become a martyr and rather resentful. I know that is not the kind of giving you are addressing, yet it does seem to me the general trend in this equation is imbalanced in the direction of it is great to give and not so cool to receive. Almost like it is wrong to take good care of ourselves. Knowing how to graciously receive is as wonderful as knowing how to give. I smiled when I read about your birthday and your willingness to receive all the goodwill and love! It is so easy to give. I love going to work and making the rounds visiting with so many wonderful people. People are extremely kind and generous when they feel genuinely cared for! This photo of Nelson Mandela is captivating and beautiful. What a remarkable soul. While we may not be Mother Theresa or Nelson Mandela it certainly is heartwarming to have these examples of humanity. I love your use of the word CONTRIBUTION. I feel god when I am contributing. Dear Arvind,

I think it is a wise being who knows the balance of giving AND receiving. So often it is viewed as selfish (in a negative sense) if we care about ourselves as well as others. The extreme of giving and sacrifice can be the “co-dependent” type person who totally overlooks themselves – and then become a martyr and rather resentful.

I know that is not the kind of giving you are addressing, yet it does seem to me the general trend in this equation is imbalanced in the direction of it is great to give and not so cool to receive. Almost like it is wrong to take good care of ourselves.

Knowing how to graciously receive is as wonderful as knowing how to give. I smiled when I read about your birthday and your willingness to receive all the goodwill and love!

It is so easy to give. I love going to work and making the rounds visiting with so many wonderful people. People are extremely kind and generous when they feel genuinely cared for!

This photo of Nelson Mandela is captivating and beautiful. What a remarkable soul. While we may not be Mother Theresa or Nelson Mandela it certainly is heartwarming to have these examples of humanity.

I love your use of the word CONTRIBUTION. I feel god when I am contributing.

]]> By: Ten Questions With Arvind Devalia « Kavit Haria http://www.arvinddevalia.com/blog/2007/01/12/8-simple-ways-of-giving-and-receiving/comment-page-1/#comment-38 Ten Questions With Arvind Devalia « Kavit Haria Sun, 06 May 2007 12:31:23 +0000 http://www.arvinddevalia.com/?p=33#comment-38 [...] (Editors Note: To read more about Arvind’s Giving to Receive principle, please check out his own full length article here) [...] [...] (Editors Note: To read more about Arvind’s Giving to Receive principle, please check out his own full length article here) [...]

]]> By: Arvind Devalia » What goes around comes around! http://www.arvinddevalia.com/blog/2007/01/12/8-simple-ways-of-giving-and-receiving/comment-page-1/#comment-37 Arvind Devalia » What goes around comes around! Thu, 26 Apr 2007 23:20:15 +0000 http://www.arvinddevalia.com/?p=33#comment-37 [...] Give and you will indeed receive so much more.   [...] [...] Give and you will indeed receive so much more.   [...]

]]> By: Arvind Devalia » Wear a Red Wig - and change your Life! http://www.arvinddevalia.com/blog/2007/01/12/8-simple-ways-of-giving-and-receiving/comment-page-1/#comment-36 Arvind Devalia » Wear a Red Wig - and change your Life! Tue, 23 Jan 2007 23:48:24 +0000 http://www.arvinddevalia.com/?p=33#comment-36 [...] Sitting in Richoux reminded me of how my book came about. I shared my story of giving and receiving and how the very reason we were even meeting was due to something that happened in that very same coffee shop almost 4 years ago. [...] [...] Sitting in Richoux reminded me of how my book came about. I shared my story of giving and receiving and how the very reason we were even meeting was due to something that happened in that very same coffee shop almost 4 years ago. [...]

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