Call it the Law of Attraction. Call it the Law of Reciprocation.
Call it what you want. I simply call it God’s blessing.
It is that “magic” thing that happens when you take your eyes off of yourself and put them on others.
Helping others is one of the key foundations to building a great life.
It is not a matter of keeping score (I helped two people today therefore I should be rewarded twice tomorrow).
It is a matter of putting your heart out there and helping people in all kinds of situations without thinking about how it will affect you. That is when the blessings flow your way.
One of the best examples of helping without thinking is our volunteer firemen. These are people who answer the bell on a daily basis and never think twice about running into a burning house to save a life.
These are people who just help. They don’t think about the consequences or the rewards. They just help. They live their lives being a blessing to others.
That mentality can be applied to many everyday situations.
It might be the young mother with a grocery cart full of food and a child in each arm, trying to make it to her car in the parking lot. How easy is it to take a few seconds and give her a hand.
It might be anonymously giving a bit of money to someone who seems to be struggling. Don’t expect them to repay you. Don’t expect to gain anything from your kind act. But trust me you will benefit. Just in ways you probably will not even realize.
How about buying breakfast or lunch for someone you don’t even know.
Sounds a little weird doesn’t it. It will feel a bit out of your comfort zone, but try this sometime. The next time you are in a restaurant and see someone sitting at a counter who looks a bit rough around the edges, when you are finished with your meal, slip your waitress some money to anonymously pay for their meal. THEN LEAVE. Don’t wait for them to find out or acknowledge your act.
Just go about your day with the newfound warm feeling that automatically comes when you help someone else in such a manner.
I could make this into a very long article, actually I could do a book on helping ideas. It is so easy once you get going.
If you have a minute, please leave me a comment and tell me your helping story or idea. I hope to compile a bunch of “how people help people” ideas for publishing down the road.
Help Someone Up Today
