Abundance – Life Love Success Money
March 3, 2007 by Ryan Merlin · 2 Comments
“You can only share when you have too much”
The true power of this quote is behind the scenes in the deeper structure of the idea. What the heck does that mean Ryan?
It means that there are some pieces that are assumed to be true, yet ambiguous and left to the listener to decide and fill in the blanks.
- You have something to share.
- That something is worth sharing.
- There is a source of what you have to share (ie. internal source from you, or given to you by some external source)
- You decide exactly at which point you have “too much”
Notice how #4 almost always leads to several other powerful effects:
- You let go of attachment to that which you have to share
- You relax, feel good and enjoy
- You naturally and freely give it to others
- It is returned to you many times greater than the amount you originally shared
- You now have much more than before, and much more to share
Can you think of an area that this doesn’t apply?
Think about it, it even applies to negative stuff like complaining, frustration, victim status.
This is how the world works. If you have “too much” love, success, money, experience, you’ll naturally give it away. You can’t not share it. Right?
Challenge:
See if you can find 3 areas in your life where you “had it up to here”, “can’t stand it any more”, “had enough” and look at all the ways that the same thing gets returned to you.
Now, find 3 areas where you actually have more than you might have thought and see if you can find the point where you reach “too much” and see what happens.
This post really got me thinking – in fact I have been back several times to read it and think some more.
One thing that intrigues me is the different measures of what is “too much”. Too much for one person might be just enough for another. Then there are those who share when by most people’s estimation they in fact don’t have even enough. Time to think some more.
@Coach
Thanks for the comment. You brought up a great point about giving when they don’t have enough. I’m trying to factor in the level of intention around giving. Could be a misguided intention that overrides the natural flow.
In other words, say for example, money (or material _____). If one grows up led to believe that money is “evil”, they will act to consistently give away their money, but what they are actually giving away is the fear that is associated with it. Because that would be the “too much”. The intention is then to protect the beliefs and model of reality they live in, instead of enjoying what they really want.
I’ll have to think about it some more myself.