Generosity & The Reception of It

Why are we hesitant to receive free expressions of love and unsolicited kindness?

My hunch...we are prideful creatures.

We live with thoughts like these: "If I cannot get for myself, why do I deserve it from another?" or "If I receive, then I will be in debt and must return some kind of gift in the future."

First of all the last thought is a self-absorbed, ego-centric idea of a "this-for-that" economy and culture. You know it well as, "you best serve yourself and your family, because no one else will."

So, when someone else does...we freak and panic. "OMG! How can I ever repay you?" We miss the point of the gift. Reception does not determine or mandate repayment.

THANKS TO ALL OF YOU WHO HAVE BEEN GENEROUS AND KIND TO ME AND MY FAMILY DURING THIS TRANSITIONAL AND DIFFICULT TIME.