"Giving is a very simple act which includes also the thought and intentionality behind the act. In true giving, you state: 'I want to be an instrument of divine reality to enrich the world through the divinity that wants to express itself through me. I want to do this not for my ego aggrandizement nor for any other ulterior motive or advantage.' That thought, that attitude, will bring you many advantages. It will give you the self-esteem and also the feeling of deserving and claiming the abundance you desperately grope for in faulty ways. That attitude must prevail as as underlying, oveall and all-permeating inner climate. Then jealousy can no longer exist. The other person's giving and values can never detract from your own; you will know this and experience it.

If your giving is faked, neither anyone else's giving, nor life's abundance can be received by you. At the same time, other people's true giving, and the appreciation, the abundance in the material and emotional goods they receive for it, will fill you with envy. That in itself can be a true measurement of where you are in regard to true giving. True giving is and act of love, of course. And if you do not love and if you do not wish to learn to love, you cannot fulfill your deepest yearning."

--Pathwork Guide Lecture #237 Leadership-The Art of Transcending Frustration

What is my intention in giving?

Am I jealous, envious of the goodies other receive?

Divine Spirit, Purify my intention to be a instrument of Divine expression. Teach me to love. I am willing to learn.

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