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DAY 13

Giving and Receiving

We must give more in order to get more. It is the generous
giving of ourselves that produces the generous harvest.
— Orison Swett Marden

We tend to put all our focus on the negative aspects of fear, but all the
time protective, healthy fear—good fear—is also present, available to
give you a new perspective and outlook.
Many of my clients have constant internal messages about what has
gone wrong in past relationships, and they become stuck in fear, panic,
and pain.
One client was always talking about her ex-husband. They divorced
ten years ago, and he had remarried and now has two children with his

new wife. But my client’s fear has kept her in and out of relationships
because she continues to relive that story and all the pain she experi-
enced. She has allowed her fear to remain at the top of her mind, and
she discusses the situation with anyone who will listen. Needless to say,
this has caused her to live her life without a lot of people around her!
When she enters a new relationship, her fear and the memories of her
past failed relationships come with her. Fear is the banner she wears.

When we allow fear to control us, we are unable to give to others.
We are too afraid that the little we think we have will be taken from
us. We want good things, but we don’t realize that the only way to get
more of what we want is to give more. And we can only give if we face
that fear and trust.

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