Giving and Receiving  

JANU: With much of the world’s attention placed upon the Christmas season, there is much to be grateful for, especially each other. That’s the source of the miracles in life: each other. For what humanity can achieve in understanding, creativity, and the enrichment of life is more wondrous than you might imagine. Humanity’s potential and achievements are the promise of the future.

Let this be the season of enrichment through giving, transforming those who take into those who receive, and those who accumulate into those who give. The season then is that of giving and receiving. Allow your richness, your wealth, to be the voluntary giving to others. Giving and receiving is the key for they are the two sides of the same coin, and the coin does not exist without them. And the coin casts a golden light upon both. This is pure balance of the flow of life and is the secret to its continuing.

There are those who walk the Earth that live this path fully, and those yet to learn it, not recognizing the strength inherent in those who live this way. Their legacy, to each other and to life, will live forever. And life responds in kind. Humanity receives much from the Earth, a living reality. May humanity find balance with the Earth.

Living this way is a masterful life that lives in the flow and finds true freedom in so many ways, a fundamental understanding of the spirit of Christmas as part of every day. Namaste.

Dec. 24, 2014                                                         Copyright © 2014 by Joshua Ross

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A Christmas Message

JANU:   We are surveying this Christmas season of the Earth and enjoying the goodwill it brings, even across religions, cultures. It brings a glow to the Earth, which is a reminder to humanity of what can endure throughout the year: a moment’s kindness, patience, tolerance, giving, graciously receiving, supporting an appreciation for life and future possibilities. Granted, this is co-existing with the more materialistic motivations, but a wondrous glow, nonetheless.

There have been so many traditions expressed throughout human history. Be mindful that there are many other traditions not identified with Christmas, with the same result. And they all contribute to humanity’s freedom. Why not, then, bless everyone you can, child, adult, creature of the Earth? Be part of the collective joy, focusing it, strengthening it, purifying it, at every opportunity.

When a child delights in a gift, delight at the child’s happiness, which is the true gift. And, as some do, provide the child with an opportunity to give that blessing to someone else. Children universally find joy in giving to others. It is their nature. Allow them to express it. It will stay with them through their lives, reminding them of who they truly are.

Happiness, our brother, brings people together, wanting to share their joy. May this become a constant in the affairs of humanity. We benefit from your joy as well and are delighted that it is there. Season’s greetings and namaste.

Dec. 21, 2014                                         Copyright © 2014 by Joshua Ross

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