{"id":218,"date":"2015-11-21T14:03:54","date_gmt":"2015-11-21T22:03:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/olympichypnotherapy.com\/communications\/?p=218"},"modified":"2015-11-21T14:05:54","modified_gmt":"2015-11-21T22:05:54","slug":"giving-and-receiving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/olympichypnotherapy.com\/communications\/?p=218","title":{"rendered":"Giving and Receiving"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"rocks_280w\"<\/a>There is a continuum, a yin and a yang, if you will. And in this continuum we call a universe is the curiosity of our consciousness, our self-awareness, our relationship to all we encounter. And in this relationship we ascribe meaning to everything. We humans appear to be the only beings on this planet that have this capacity.<\/p>\n

In that capacity to choose we confirm our free will. We live in continual exercising of free will as we go moment to moment. Moment to moment we effect the creation of ours and others futures from our thoughts, words and actions. Thoughts words and actions create in our bodies emotional responses Those emotional responses within us vary depending on the nature of the thoughts, words, and deeds. We ebb and flow like the seasons.<\/p>\n

We search for happiness in many different ways. Happiness is elusive for most. We have wonderful glimpses at varying times in our lives and then it dissipates. Holding on to happiness may seem like holding a gallon of water pouring into our hands. It drains away disappearing into a thirsty earth.<\/p>\n

It is not a new theory that giving, helping, being of service is the most certain way to find happiness. It also helps with getting along in this world. A recent New York Times article on an Author and Professor Adam Grant, adds to the happiness factor, the getting ahead factor of giving or “instant karma”. This is an eleven page article http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2013\/03\/31\/magazine\/is-giving-the-secret-to-getting-ahead.html<\/a><\/p>\n

Maybe there is an answer. Enjoy!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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