Giving is the secret to keeping money, success, health, love and happiness circulating in your
life. If you're lacking anything, whether it is money, guidance, love, or anything else, something
is blocking the flow. And the most effective way to remove the block is to start giving. There is
an established spiritual law that the more you give, the more you will receive.
The "Law of Tenfold Return" simply states that whatever you give will be returned to you times ten.
Therefore, you should give what you want to receive. If you want money, give money; if you want
love, give love; if you want attention and appreciation, give attention and appreciation; and so
on.
As for money, it's simply energy and as such, it must be kept in circulation. Money as energy is
God in action, a means of doing good. Money that is hoarded is useless, for money is only a medium
of exchange.
The wealthiest people that have ever lived, including John Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie, and
Aristotle Onassis, have understood the importance of keeping money in motion. John D.
Rockefeller, Jr. said the following.
"Money itself is lifeless, impotent, sterile. Man with his brain, brawn and imagination,
using money as servant, may feed the hungry, cure the diseased, make the desert places bloom, and
bring beauty into life."
One way to keep your money in motion is through the practice of tithing. Tithing is an ancient
tradition and a universal prosperity law used by ancient civilizations including the Egyptians,
Babylonians, Chinese, Greeks and Romans. It consists of taking one tenth of all the money you
receive and donating it to the charity of your choice. When you tithe you are acknowledging that
God-or the Goddess, the Universe, or whatever you want to call the Divine--is your business
partner. You're simply giving him his cut of the proceeds. It's always a good idea to affirm
that the Divine has a personal stake in your prosperity.
In addition to tithing, there is the additional principle of Seed Money. Tithing, as we've already
explained, is giving ten percent of what has already been received. Seed money is giving 10% of
what is expected to be received; it is your thanks to God for that which you shall receive.
Seed money is the understanding that "whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap" (Galatians
6:7). When you plant a seed, you expect a shrub to grow. Similarly, when you plant
Seed Money you expect that ten times the amount which you "planted" will be returned to you. The
book "The Classic Seed Money in Action" explains this principle in great detail, and is highly
recommended reading.
Also, when you become a generous giver you're affirming your abundance. You're teaching your
brain--instilling the belief--that you have more than enough, that you're beyond scarcity. There is
a quote in the book by Neale Donald Walsch, "Conversations with God", that illustrates this.
"Whatever it is that you wish to experience more of in your life, be the source of it in the life
of another. There is a universal law that plays its effect here. When you give what you want to
another you cause yourself to notice that you have it. Since reality is a matter of
perception, it is your perception that has caused you to imagine that you do not have it. When you
give to another and cause them to have it, you realize that I could not give it to them
if I did not have it to give. Suddenly you become aware that you had it all along."
Just as you breathe in and out, in order to keep energy circulating in your life you need to give
and receive. Know that the "Law of Tenfold Return" is always in operation: give what you want more
of in your life and then expect to receive in return.
Marelisa Fabrega
Written by Marelisa Fábrega who blogs at http://abundance-blog.marelisa-online.com
