Control is a Good Thing

Every year I come to the same conclusion.  I love turkey.  How come I usually only eat it only once a year?  And it's not just the eating of turkey, it is the whole, roasting and cranberries and dressing and such.   I find it interesting that in the month of December, we, as a global society, turn our attention to giving and I think we do a very good at being as giving as our budgets allow.  There are campaigns at churches to collect coats, toys and food for distribution to anyone who wants it.  The giving spirit falls upon us as we select an "angel" from a tree and go shop for that particular child or adult who we will probably never meet.   Perhaps we bought into this idea that we must be giving only in a certain month???  I don't think so.  I think that we have gotten so caught up in bring the money in so we have enough to give.   Empowerment is being in control of the flow of your energy.  I define energy in this case as time, money, attitudes and things like that.  You must move energy in order for work to be done.  For example, you must move money into and out of your pocket in order to pay for energy in the form of gasoline which must move through your car to produce the energy of motion and so on.   The flow must move.  There must be a continuous cycle of receiving and giving.  I'd be willing to make the bold assumption that you buy gas for your car as needed, not just once a year.   Make a decision for 2009 to consciously receive and give each month, week and day.  Be in control of the flow of your energy.   Pass the pumpkin pie, -Lane