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I was to much anchored for a while in the rush of daily life and reality, and somehow I lost mu self, and the joy that comes within..I really don't know what happened, I guess is just one of those phases you need to go through to get back on your feet again.I has trying to explain how I feel, yesterday night, and I came up with this exhaustive drawing of my being...:)
I feel like something empty, like I am very conscious of all wonderful things that surround me, but they can not come in, cause there is a thick layer that "protects" me...I don't feel any anger, any pain, I just don't feel anything...My friend told me that all the thick layers are made of all my former beliefs that went in the unconscious, and fight to be recognized. All the beliefs that I had from the past - that I am not good enough, life is a struggle, love ends like it happened to my parents, being abundant is impossible, people are selfish ... They have a conflict with the new me, and the new things I believe about life...It's like a freaking war going on.
But this is good. This means I am progressing, I am changing ans welcoming change in my life...Anyway, my friend suggest me to write 100 reasons for what I am gratefully today. I believe some of you may need to do that also, therefore I am offering you an incentive to do so...
I am extremely grateful for:
1. my professional path, activity, and the work I do everyday in a less conventional, multinational and non-governmental environment, where people recognize my capacities;
2. friends I have to support and offer me and advice and example to deal in life, whenever I need it;
3. my improved relation and positive environment with my family, with all of them, and it feels to good having done with the adolescent phase in my life;
4. my special relation, beyond physical and normal layers of love, that I have with my lover;
5. the one week trip that I am going to have in April in 3 lovely cities of Georgia;
6. the beautiful yellow rose I received yesterday, that I am looking right now;
7. the immense freedom I have to express my beliefs, to chose my thoughts and the freedom I have to dream and think in positive attitude;
8. my health and that all small problems I have can be overcome easily, in a short time;
9. all the wonderful paces I visited in this life, and all wonderful places I will travel to, while uncovering my self;
10. for going to see Othello opera play tonight;
11. for all the money I make, for all the thinks I buy with them and for the fact that they bring me simple happiness and joy;
12. for uncovering my creative talent and having the courage to start something unconventional I believe is going to take me somewhere far – designing hand made brooches;
13. For all the thousands books I have red and will read in the future, and all the lives I’ve lived through them;
14. for the beautiful city I live in and for the sea;
15. for my new sweet blue 14 inch sony vayo laptop;
16. for my crazy cat, that always makes me smile – she doesn’t know that;
17. my child-hood friend, for being next to me for the last 15 years and for trying to understand me and my changes, for being honest and for loving me;
18. for being part of a wonderful group of people with spiritual interests where I can meditate every Friday;
19. for all the nice, coloured and beautiful feminine clothes I have in my full closet;
20. for going early to work every day, so that I can see the beautiful sunrise, coming out of the sea;
21. for having a lot of people I know from past experiences;
22. for my looks, for my hands and my beautiful hair;
23. for the fact that I am left-handed and that I think faster than other people;
24. I am grateful for my ambition that helped me go through many things in life and got me here;
25. for being able to talk well in English;
26. I am grateful for my good-looking, smart, sensitive and intuitive lover;
27. I am grateful for the nice relation I have with my boyfriend’s mother and for the fact that she loves me like I am her own daughter;
28. I am grateful for the fact that my mother takes care of me, she washes, irons, cleans my room and makes my dinner;
29. I am grateful for being able to work with young children and for giving me energy and more mature understanding on life;
30. I am grateful for private health insurance, that is so much flexible;
31. I am grateful for the flexible program I have at work and for being able to have other independent, money- generating activities;
32. For all long-distance friends I have;
33. For my elegant swatch;
34. For all my perfumes;
35. I am grateful for having an active social life, a busy professional-leisure-love schedule.
Damn, it’s hard to find 100 reasons…and I don’t want to starting counting my sexy underwear, or all small things I have that make my happy. It’s just life that makes me so grateful…
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I found my self drifting away in the thoughts of to what extend am I so different from you, from others...I may be extremely different, but still I am a part of you, as you are a part of all human kind. Also, I believe that we are witnessing a rise of perception and emotional intelligence and spirituality of the entire humanity. I don't know if it's about end of the world predictions and influences, or it is just the expected evolution of civilizations...I may be just someone willing to look at it and honour it in silence.
I managed to understand how the general known politic strategy - small steps philosophy - can actually influence and give more energy and meaning to my life. For some time I found it very difficult to live the present, just be, in every minute of the life. Facts make you want some things to never end, and some to pass away quickly. Also, the desire to be perfect and make things perfect gets you think more about your actions, and results, and how would it be, and...Often, to much energy is spend to rationalize actions, before they actually become one. But every dream may become real by choosing to act, by changing something so that it becomes visible for you.
The general tendencies to wait, to think of whatever you are dealing with, to stay for a while in the dark, are basicly the result of lack of confidence. He who has frustrations and hesitates a lot has his intuition cancelled by his own power. The issue of intuition has interested me a lot lately. I think intuition is the direct channel to you inner, powerful you, and it is always right, it can predict the future and always send you relevant signs to consider.Intuition is different than a general worry or negative belief, and your body will always show you that, directly in the region of the heart (spiritualists would say in the heart chakra). I am sure you had moment in life when you believed something will happen, or when observed some important thing, and the feeling was perfectly confident and sure of it self. It did not pose a threat, nor questions related to it's meaning, as it somehow seamed to be very clear.
I know that every small step is like an action bringing me closer to my vision on life. Waiting is not an option any more, while acting upon any given opportunity is the best symbol for my gratitude. This goes for learning, love, family, friends, money, profession. Whatever plan or action keeps showing up in your mind, just say yes to it and make it happen. I does not need to relate directly to your vision, but it is a small step leading with certainty to everything that is good for you.
I managed to understand how the general known politic strategy - small steps philosophy - can actually influence and give more energy and meaning to my life. For some time I found it very difficult to live the present, just be, in every minute of the life. Facts make you want some things to never end, and some to pass away quickly. Also, the desire to be perfect and make things perfect gets you think more about your actions, and results, and how would it be, and...Often, to much energy is spend to rationalize actions, before they actually become one. But every dream may become real by choosing to act, by changing something so that it becomes visible for you.
The general tendencies to wait, to think of whatever you are dealing with, to stay for a while in the dark, are basicly the result of lack of confidence. He who has frustrations and hesitates a lot has his intuition cancelled by his own power. The issue of intuition has interested me a lot lately. I think intuition is the direct channel to you inner, powerful you, and it is always right, it can predict the future and always send you relevant signs to consider.Intuition is different than a general worry or negative belief, and your body will always show you that, directly in the region of the heart (spiritualists would say in the heart chakra). I am sure you had moment in life when you believed something will happen, or when observed some important thing, and the feeling was perfectly confident and sure of it self. It did not pose a threat, nor questions related to it's meaning, as it somehow seamed to be very clear.
I know that every small step is like an action bringing me closer to my vision on life. Waiting is not an option any more, while acting upon any given opportunity is the best symbol for my gratitude. This goes for learning, love, family, friends, money, profession. Whatever plan or action keeps showing up in your mind, just say yes to it and make it happen. I does not need to relate directly to your vision, but it is a small step leading with certainty to everything that is good for you.
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I feel I have been caring this permanent, life-going inner conflict between me and my personal life choices for so much time now...I am richer with insights and discoveries, I know so many things about how a life can be turned around, and still there is a great difference in order to actually apply the basics changes for life...
Life and what you make out of it is itself made of all simple things we chose to do every day. What you eat, how you care for your body, all the things you do to protect and love yourself are as equally important. Our body is like our temple, where energy flows more freely and generates positive actions and thoughts if it is protected and cherished. I don't believe in intelligence and life success in weaken and vicious bodies, I believe that out true peaceful and loving nature is created in a healthy condition, where energy has natural sources, where we truly connect with nature and demonstrate love for everything that is, firstly, material.
To love yourself means to offer you a life lived in health, to enable all natural processes and allow high-level energy to flow... Every time we do otherwise we chose to eat things that take our energy, we harm our body, we weaken our muscles and bones,or the organs with whatever bad habit we take (or a habit we are not able to build for ourselves). This is such a visible vicious circle we put ourselves in, and still neglect its long-term proofs and effects.
Why do people do that? Even when seeing it clearly? Why do people don't just change when they see the good in it? There could be a lot of social, political and mass scale life-style education arguments I could consider, but I do believe that we have the most important word to say when making decisions for ourselves. Only you can decide how to live your life. If you want to experience the powerful nature of your soul and materialize all great things in life, start with your temple. It will then make so much room for good thoughts and beautiful feelings, to make your life fantastic...
No wonder why the ancients were rather anchored in this reality principle...You maybe more familiar with the Latin expression - "Mens sana in corpore sano". Do not neglect your body if you wish your mind to work out all solutions and aspirations for you!
Life and what you make out of it is itself made of all simple things we chose to do every day. What you eat, how you care for your body, all the things you do to protect and love yourself are as equally important. Our body is like our temple, where energy flows more freely and generates positive actions and thoughts if it is protected and cherished. I don't believe in intelligence and life success in weaken and vicious bodies, I believe that out true peaceful and loving nature is created in a healthy condition, where energy has natural sources, where we truly connect with nature and demonstrate love for everything that is, firstly, material.
To love yourself means to offer you a life lived in health, to enable all natural processes and allow high-level energy to flow... Every time we do otherwise we chose to eat things that take our energy, we harm our body, we weaken our muscles and bones,or the organs with whatever bad habit we take (or a habit we are not able to build for ourselves). This is such a visible vicious circle we put ourselves in, and still neglect its long-term proofs and effects.
Why do people do that? Even when seeing it clearly? Why do people don't just change when they see the good in it? There could be a lot of social, political and mass scale life-style education arguments I could consider, but I do believe that we have the most important word to say when making decisions for ourselves. Only you can decide how to live your life. If you want to experience the powerful nature of your soul and materialize all great things in life, start with your temple. It will then make so much room for good thoughts and beautiful feelings, to make your life fantastic...
No wonder why the ancients were rather anchored in this reality principle...You maybe more familiar with the Latin expression - "Mens sana in corpore sano". Do not neglect your body if you wish your mind to work out all solutions and aspirations for you!
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From the moment we were born, and over time, life has somehow demonstrated us that there are sorts and kinds of people, and some of them you feel are just bad. Most are satisfied with their pre-pinned label, on how this is how good and bad. We go around pining people with their labels - Oh, you're mean,I don't want to talk to you...Hi, you are so nice!...This simple, but yet ignorant duplicity, emerges in our lives and seem to split everything in half: some people we love, other we don't (because we can't ...), some days are good, some are bad, and yes, we can only have good things or bad things around.
I challenge your mind to think it through...What is good? What is bad? How are you? I believe that the sense of duplicity is something we learn as children, in families and generally in society. Looking at the kids, there you see the real, original human kind, with no need to see the positive or negative aspect in anything - but just taking it as it is. After a time, we have learned what an identity and ego means, and gradually things become ours (not John's or Silvia's any more), we start to feel the need to protect from people around us, we perceive and fell outraged of emotional suffering that we are exposed to, and, in the verge of increased role of rationalization, we explain it - this is bad. From this to creating a hole personal world from it, it's just a step.
I believe evil exists because we exist and believe in it.All that is unwanted in a person's behaviour, life, experiences represent a direct result of his own projections (to some extend the others projections) on him/her self. When people approach me in a negative way, I like to think that they are caring this slave-like shadow made up of their life mistakes, bad habits, obsessions etc. and they act sometimes upon it in tension moments, or just generally, as they have build a sort of protection mechanist out of it. We all have out shadows, that are imprinted in our vibrational level and practically influence all our choices, what we attract in life and how we do it.
Being aware of that and totally accepting it is the first step in becoming better...there you go - better comes from good...So, what is good? Being good means, in my opinion, just being you in your most natural, energy-flowing, calm and relaxed state, while expressing the total gratitude for life's experience.It's not really what we generally perceive as good, as I believe that everything starts with this real loving you. If we could reconsider these generally accepted definitions of good and bad, and just rewrite our brain, imagine how life could be turned around - permanently. :)
I challenge your mind to think it through...What is good? What is bad? How are you? I believe that the sense of duplicity is something we learn as children, in families and generally in society. Looking at the kids, there you see the real, original human kind, with no need to see the positive or negative aspect in anything - but just taking it as it is. After a time, we have learned what an identity and ego means, and gradually things become ours (not John's or Silvia's any more), we start to feel the need to protect from people around us, we perceive and fell outraged of emotional suffering that we are exposed to, and, in the verge of increased role of rationalization, we explain it - this is bad. From this to creating a hole personal world from it, it's just a step.
I believe evil exists because we exist and believe in it.All that is unwanted in a person's behaviour, life, experiences represent a direct result of his own projections (to some extend the others projections) on him/her self. When people approach me in a negative way, I like to think that they are caring this slave-like shadow made up of their life mistakes, bad habits, obsessions etc. and they act sometimes upon it in tension moments, or just generally, as they have build a sort of protection mechanist out of it. We all have out shadows, that are imprinted in our vibrational level and practically influence all our choices, what we attract in life and how we do it.
Being aware of that and totally accepting it is the first step in becoming better...there you go - better comes from good...So, what is good? Being good means, in my opinion, just being you in your most natural, energy-flowing, calm and relaxed state, while expressing the total gratitude for life's experience.It's not really what we generally perceive as good, as I believe that everything starts with this real loving you. If we could reconsider these generally accepted definitions of good and bad, and just rewrite our brain, imagine how life could be turned around - permanently. :)
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I had this period, during the past few days, when it seemed that my life was not so sweet any more... Everything is going perfect, I am totally confident on what life has prepared for me, I have enough resources to use, but, still it feels like I'm spoiling my energy, cause I can't be happy, for no particular reason. I keep asking, why is this happening, and some bits and pits of thoughts seem to answer me...I just thought I might share my thoughts with you, cause I got a feeling that this is like a universal illness - feeling unhappy with no reason (in opposition with feeling happy for no reason, my favourite).It's not like you have negative thoughts, but you are rather stuck on some kind of vibration level and you can not climb the mountain to see the great view, that is already there. Nevertheless, it is still truth that, at this moment, your reality is rather in black and white, and this is a product of your thoughts...
How do you know you lost it?
Probably, it feels like your life is too much of a routine, and even good staff seems like something not that great any more.You often get the feeling that somewhere there's a problem (at home, at the job etc. - it's like you are looking for them, and obviously find them), you feel you have to go somewhere, you fell like focusing on some other thing and not focus on the emptiness - I believe we fell empty and this is the thing that scares us and makes as feel unhappy. Actually, I remarked that I was more scared today that I generally am, and scary things kept happening...
What to do to get it back?
1. First phase - the easy things to do: well, there are a lot of things I could try: go shopping - to much addictive and it only tackles the symptoms; take a day off and get out of the city - it might work, or it may not, as the emptiness is still going to be there;think of something beautiful - it involves a lot of mind discipline and control, as your mind need more freedom at this moment; go to a fancy restaurant and eat your favourite sushi - sometimes temporary (even though I do believe that we are what we eat, and there's such a great influence of what we eat on our thoughts, feeling and life - that's another story :); listen to music - very very happy music in your perception; laugh, laugh, laugh - you find out how, it is a great "pain" killer.
2. Second phase - try some self honesty...
If none of the "original" ideas would seem to change the feeling, then I believe the best thing would be to openly confront the "hole".You will eventually find this great hole, after understanding that it's not your mother, how you look, the boss that makes you feel this way. It's something in you.At this point, I found myself standing in total quietness, like I was listening to the hole's sounds...it doesn't seem that scary any more, it just is.After calming my mind, some time passes by and you find that there is no reason to feel scared or unhappy, as that is the most beautiful and secure place you'll ever know - inside you.
Very often, we forget an important, crucial thing about positive thinking.You don't need to think all the time about all the great things, you need to rest and have no thoughts, to make room for all the good things in your life.Thoughts create reality, just by facilitating the real you to manifest. Positive thinking means firstly to have no thoughts :)
How do you know you lost it?
Probably, it feels like your life is too much of a routine, and even good staff seems like something not that great any more.You often get the feeling that somewhere there's a problem (at home, at the job etc. - it's like you are looking for them, and obviously find them), you feel you have to go somewhere, you fell like focusing on some other thing and not focus on the emptiness - I believe we fell empty and this is the thing that scares us and makes as feel unhappy. Actually, I remarked that I was more scared today that I generally am, and scary things kept happening...
What to do to get it back?
1. First phase - the easy things to do: well, there are a lot of things I could try: go shopping - to much addictive and it only tackles the symptoms; take a day off and get out of the city - it might work, or it may not, as the emptiness is still going to be there;think of something beautiful - it involves a lot of mind discipline and control, as your mind need more freedom at this moment; go to a fancy restaurant and eat your favourite sushi - sometimes temporary (even though I do believe that we are what we eat, and there's such a great influence of what we eat on our thoughts, feeling and life - that's another story :); listen to music - very very happy music in your perception; laugh, laugh, laugh - you find out how, it is a great "pain" killer.
2. Second phase - try some self honesty...
If none of the "original" ideas would seem to change the feeling, then I believe the best thing would be to openly confront the "hole".You will eventually find this great hole, after understanding that it's not your mother, how you look, the boss that makes you feel this way. It's something in you.At this point, I found myself standing in total quietness, like I was listening to the hole's sounds...it doesn't seem that scary any more, it just is.After calming my mind, some time passes by and you find that there is no reason to feel scared or unhappy, as that is the most beautiful and secure place you'll ever know - inside you.
Very often, we forget an important, crucial thing about positive thinking.You don't need to think all the time about all the great things, you need to rest and have no thoughts, to make room for all the good things in your life.Thoughts create reality, just by facilitating the real you to manifest. Positive thinking means firstly to have no thoughts :)
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As a friend recently pointed out to me, we and 99% of total humanity are a certain level of spiritual development where we still perceive external influences, factors, events and things happening in their lives as being ....outside of our control. I truly believe that everything is in the mind's control, but, nevertheless, I have to admit we need a lot of practice for that, a lot of meditation, inner peace building and this feeling of invincible and infinite. I am sure that this is something to build in time, alongside with the harmony of living.
I am not sure that you have ever regarded your rational spirit and ability to chose and decide for yourself as being a key to all of your wishes coming true. After all, the first step in doing whatever you want is just taking a firm decision and putting it into action. It is about the discipline and determination involved in any action that you know and expect to have a positive turnover. It's just that, using your mind and choosing what is best for you, choosing all the good things and pushing away the bad ones. No, it is not about being blind and ignore what it is, it's about making all the right things that will make your life happier. This is POSITIVE THINKING, and is so damn simple!
Here is a visual representation of what I am so clearly trying to put in words:) ...
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I had this impression, and I still have it, that loving yourself is the most challenging and life changing experience. I wish one day to be able to look in my own eyes and fell the enormous gratitude and love for my self, for who I am right now, for what I can do.
What does loving yourself really mean? I believe it means having this constant feeling of affection, a constant feeling of peace and gratitude. You don't need any reason to love, the reason is just you.This is what we refer as being the unconditioned love, a true lesson that I am so trying to learn. Reality is that we can not expect to love people around us, if we are not capable of loving our selves.
Now, do you love your self when you feel guilty for something in your life? Do you love your self when you constantly make sacrifices, when you ignore your inner voice, your instincts, when you do things you don't like? Does it feel like love when you constantly criticize your self (I can't do that, I am ugly, I am stupid...)?Go deeper, and ask your self, does it fell like love when you go into fights, when you are upset, when you judge people around you? This is the same as hating your self. All these things affect your level of vibration, and attract more unwanted things in your life. Everyone will become aware of that at some point.
I have this belief that love, starting with self love, is the key to peace and joy in everyone lives, and eventually, in this world. You can explain it by the lows (attraction, vibration and other), you can explain it with your own experience, or you can just feel the truth inside you. Actually, the best feeling is when you din't need any explanation at all, you just knew.
Start at some point. Start caring about yourself, stop saying bad things about you, about your life expectations, start loving everything that is about you, start treating your self right. The bottom line is that this is simply a game of do's and don'ts and it can be incredibly fun choosing all the good things you want to keep in your life and just throwing away the other!
Here is a fantastic quote from Emmet Fox that inspired me a lot in appreciating true nature of love: "There is no difficulty that enough love will not conquer; no disease that enough love will not heal; no door that enough love will not open; no wall that enough love will not tear down; no sin that enough love will not forgive(...)If you could only love enough, you could be the most happy and powerful person in the world."
What does loving yourself really mean? I believe it means having this constant feeling of affection, a constant feeling of peace and gratitude. You don't need any reason to love, the reason is just you.This is what we refer as being the unconditioned love, a true lesson that I am so trying to learn. Reality is that we can not expect to love people around us, if we are not capable of loving our selves.
Now, do you love your self when you feel guilty for something in your life? Do you love your self when you constantly make sacrifices, when you ignore your inner voice, your instincts, when you do things you don't like? Does it feel like love when you constantly criticize your self (I can't do that, I am ugly, I am stupid...)?Go deeper, and ask your self, does it fell like love when you go into fights, when you are upset, when you judge people around you? This is the same as hating your self. All these things affect your level of vibration, and attract more unwanted things in your life. Everyone will become aware of that at some point.
I have this belief that love, starting with self love, is the key to peace and joy in everyone lives, and eventually, in this world. You can explain it by the lows (attraction, vibration and other), you can explain it with your own experience, or you can just feel the truth inside you. Actually, the best feeling is when you din't need any explanation at all, you just knew.
Start at some point. Start caring about yourself, stop saying bad things about you, about your life expectations, start loving everything that is about you, start treating your self right. The bottom line is that this is simply a game of do's and don'ts and it can be incredibly fun choosing all the good things you want to keep in your life and just throwing away the other!
Here is a fantastic quote from Emmet Fox that inspired me a lot in appreciating true nature of love: "There is no difficulty that enough love will not conquer; no disease that enough love will not heal; no door that enough love will not open; no wall that enough love will not tear down; no sin that enough love will not forgive(...)If you could only love enough, you could be the most happy and powerful person in the world."
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This is about the fascinating balance in life on giving and receiving back, or tacking and losing more of what you have. This balance can also be explained by the laws (attraction and vibration)and I believe it's an interesting lesson on unconditioned love. Offering is a practice of becoming better day by day, of cultivating more positive thoughts, by giving away with simple love your energy in any form you may have it: you can give passion, time, intelligence, deep involvement in your business and work; you can offer affection, wise words or advises, confidence for those around you; you can offer from your personal resources (money, cloths) for those who don't have that much. Any act of giving is unconditionally followed by it's opponent - you receive back more. I truly believe that and it's something that life has already demonstrated for most of us.
Real giving is natural, serene and unconditioned. If you only offer your money for cherish because you want God to give you more, than think again, because you are not giving just for the purpose to give and feel the happiness of doing that.Generosity is a great habit for those who want to fell more joy in their lives. On the other hand, generosity is never about you, is about the object/subject of your generosity.You need to make sure that, when you give, you are not actually tacking more. For instance, you can chose to give money for a family, but you might take away the father's personal power to overcome difficult situations, his self-confidence, or the mother's love from their children. After that, you might experience some lacks in your life as well because of your action.
You might feel that you give away all your energy and time at work...Well, giving is a happy habit, and if you expect to get some return investment on that, there is this basic condition to be fulfilled - feel generous with your time, with your own resources, fell happy about your involvement, fell like you are the one choosing to be there (it's obviously so), and expect for the best results as a consequence. It's ok if you don't have money to invest, I believe that you can fulfil all your needs if you give what you have - and I believe we have plenty of energy to work with, and so many ways to increase it.
What about taking? We all sometimes take things we feel like we need. We need to be loved (because we hate ourselves) and we force people to show some kind of affection from us - usually we get more disappointed. We get into fights or tensioned relations, and steel other's energy and just throw it away. Even just taking stationary that is not ours for the office is a manifestation of unbalanced energy that you are taking and will eventually lose (your car gets stolen, or you end up with less money etc.)
We have so much to give and so much to receive in our lives. Take it as a funny game of "who gives more", and remember that the only competition going on is just with you, as there is plenty for everybody out there.
Real giving is natural, serene and unconditioned. If you only offer your money for cherish because you want God to give you more, than think again, because you are not giving just for the purpose to give and feel the happiness of doing that.Generosity is a great habit for those who want to fell more joy in their lives. On the other hand, generosity is never about you, is about the object/subject of your generosity.You need to make sure that, when you give, you are not actually tacking more. For instance, you can chose to give money for a family, but you might take away the father's personal power to overcome difficult situations, his self-confidence, or the mother's love from their children. After that, you might experience some lacks in your life as well because of your action.
You might feel that you give away all your energy and time at work...Well, giving is a happy habit, and if you expect to get some return investment on that, there is this basic condition to be fulfilled - feel generous with your time, with your own resources, fell happy about your involvement, fell like you are the one choosing to be there (it's obviously so), and expect for the best results as a consequence. It's ok if you don't have money to invest, I believe that you can fulfil all your needs if you give what you have - and I believe we have plenty of energy to work with, and so many ways to increase it.
What about taking? We all sometimes take things we feel like we need. We need to be loved (because we hate ourselves) and we force people to show some kind of affection from us - usually we get more disappointed. We get into fights or tensioned relations, and steel other's energy and just throw it away. Even just taking stationary that is not ours for the office is a manifestation of unbalanced energy that you are taking and will eventually lose (your car gets stolen, or you end up with less money etc.)
We have so much to give and so much to receive in our lives. Take it as a funny game of "who gives more", and remember that the only competition going on is just with you, as there is plenty for everybody out there.