Podcast
Generosity Is So Much More Than We Think
We usually think about generosity as giving away stuff—things like money, belongings we no longer use, or food. But it is more than that. Generosity is relinquishing—letting go—not just of material things but also attitudes, ideas, beliefs, and viewpoints that may manifest as bias or be invisible to us because we are so accustomed to them that we don’t see them. Being mindful, we can be aware and bring into the open what was once not seen so that we can let go and let others know who and what we value. Letting go frees us from the constant, nagging sense of dissatisfaction that we carry around with us—manifesting in the mind as worry and feelings of unworthiness, and in the body as stress, tension, and illness.