Learning
to give and receive from the heart
I have often given
away my services cheaply. I have asked people to pay me when they have made
leaps in self-esteem or, with their new consciousness, so in turn help someone
else who might need their assistance. Often I received financial help, and I
had no way of paying back the money. I hope I have passed on this kindness
later. This, I believe, is how life works in a more truly caring culture. Yet,
as I said earlier, all of this undermined my own self-worth and my partner’s
opinion of me.
I have received
such abundant finances through my father-in-law, and from my father and one
sister, which I am so grateful for. Their help has allowed me to give my time
and energy and skill to so many people. I was always grateful to my
mother-in-law for suggesting, “Roger, you could build a special garden hut and
use it as a place to meet your clients.” Thank you … may your spirit be
free and happy.
That hut has
attracted and heard such long stories from deeply frightened personalities, and
I have been privileged to guide and witness deep and authentic positive
healing.
Insight: Abuse in one generation does not have to
pass onto the next generation and down the family tree. It can stop when people
learn they are full of love, and not hate. However, this is a challenge we face
today, right now. This little book is
part of that offering. Imagine if all dictators had been loved and had been able
to trust in their formative years. I don’t believe they would come out from
childhood projecting all their rage onto ethnic minorities or any group. I ask
you, what would happen if all potential dictators and despotic leaders of gangs
and tribes had learned to love themselves and had been taught love rather than
hate and fear? What would our world be like? You might think that is so
simplistic. Well, I have seen such positive changes in men who could be, and
indeed were, so cruel to life.
Imagine in schools
that we were taught why and how to love
ourselves. What would our world be like?
