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What are you willing to give back? I heard that question last week and it keeps coming back to me, as though it won’t leave without an answer. As I sit here reflecting, I am caught by all the words, all the choices, and all the power in this short little question.
What….
Are You….
Willing…
To Give…
Back…
Back, as though I am returning it. To Give, as in the spirit of giving as well as the action. Sharing. Letting go of without expectations. Willing. Does that mean with joy? Or can I get away with being a grudging giver?
And then that little word, You, not they. We like to talk so much about what “they” should do. But the question is asking about me.
And finally, it becomes a question of What, doesn’t it? My material wealth, my knowledge, my discernment, my time, my care and concern? Not simply, I suppose, the extra things in my closet or pantry.
I like to think of myself as a generous person, but somehow this question – “What am I willing to give back” – seems to ask for more.
Perhaps it has to do with mindfulness in the giving. Whether we do so as individuals or professionals, or as associations or corporations, are we responding with intention, with integrity, with heart-felt caring? Are we adding value and dare I say, love, to whatever it is we are returning? I wonder how we will choose – collectively and personally – to answer this question It’s something to think about.
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