Day 082m: Ever the generous Nature … (July 05, 2019)

We were still ensconced in the ghost-town-like silence of the Spanish siesta (when even many of the more popular Camino-side churches are locked up tight for the afternoon) and so onward we decide to walk through the hot & dry & dusty day (but only after Mate stopped at a street vendor’s truck to purchase us some peaches for the journey) …

Developing your generous nature enables you to move beyond all need and desire. Intentional acts of generosity help you recognize that you always have ‘enough’ and help you to remember that life is about giving instead of getting, about sharing instead of harboring, about serving instead of being served. We all already possess an abundance of gifts, and yet it is crucial to realize that these gifts only have meaning when they are offered to others. As such, we are ever to be liberal with our talents, generous with our money, charitable with our possessions, benevolent with our time, giving of our attention, and magnanimous with our kindness.” ~ via Scot Perry & Matshona Dhliwayo