baby-sitting their roast in his oven? Who knew what he would be doing for them next?

Giving with strings of secret expectations attached is the greatest invitation to heartbreak.

I've discovered that the more love and joy I pour into others, the more I experience in my own life.

The Abundance Mentality, on the other hand, flows out of a deep inner sense of personal worth and security. It is the paradigm that there is plenty out there and enough to spare for everybody. It results in sharing of prestige, of recognition, of profits, of decision making. It opens possibilities, options, alternatives, and creativity.2

I started to ask Him to bless others and prayed this verse of abundance over them. "And God is able to bless you abundantly, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work" (2 Corinthians 9:8). I asked Him to help others succeed. "Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others" (Philippians 2:4 ESV).

My chest of books divide amongst my friends--

Millions of mind guerrillas Putting their soul power to the karmic wheel.

Your faith will grow only in the measure that you give it away.

There is a wonderful, almost mystical, law of nature that says three of the things we want most—happiness, freedom, and peace of mind—are always attained when we give them to others.

James Russell Lowell wrote: It's not what we give but what we share, For the gift without the giver is bare. Who gives of himself of his alms feeds three, Himself, his hungering neighbor, and me.

three of the things we want most—happiness, freedom, and peace of mind—are always attained when we give them to others.

Calvin Coolidge observed, "No person was ever honored for what he received. Honor has been the reward for what he gave.