Fear

“Fear.  It creates anger and selfishness.  They sit together, supporting each other, as inseparable as red, orange and yellow on the spectrum. “

“Generosity, creativity and the graceful are at the other end in a similar cluster.  If you seek to be creative, start by being generous.  Like blue, indigo and violet, they live together.”  Seth Godin

There are a number of ironic truths in this life.  One of them is the counterintuitive path to creativity and happiness. 

We live in a time where we are continually told that we need to “have” to be happy.  If we have the right job, right home, right car, right friends, then life will be good.

But this is just not true. 

In Acts 20:35 Paul remembers the words of Jesus when says, “It is more blessed to give than to receive.” 

Quick thought for today:  Find joy in generosity.  Give to someone this week.  Anyone.  Pick a stranger and give.  I have found that when I do this fear, anger, and selfishness melt away and hope is not that far away.