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- Living Joyfully Through Selfless Giving
True joy is found in the act of giving without any strings attached. While giving and receiving are intertwined aspects of our lives, the pursuit of abundance through openhandedness can sometimes lead to disappointment. This predicament can be resolved by examining the underlying expectations that initially fueled our generosity. Although our intentions are likely pure, fixating on anticipated rewards can inadvertently diminish the beauty of giving. By relinquishing the notion that our giving entitles us to receive, we open the channels for abundance to flow freely once more.
When our gifts come with expectations, they transform from genuine acts of giving into mere transactions. The universe's laws favor those who share with a genuine desire to give. You might have observed this truth firsthand when life's busyness prevented you from overthinking the outcomes of your charitable deeds. During such moments, you likely received the most meaningful returns for your kindness.
For those struggling to detach from expectations, it's essential to delve into the roots of this inability to give selflessly. With each gift, whether material or spiritual, introspectively question whether you anticipate something in return. You might uncover unexpected hopes for an effortless life, financial windfalls, or opportunities.
Embracing this selfless form of generosity necessitates releasing the need for control. Eventually, giving becomes a profound source of joy that stands on its own, untethered from conditions. In this transformation, you'll come to cherish the reciprocal flow of abundance as a gift in and of itself.
I give from the heart without expectation, and I receive with gratitude and an open spirit. My actions are guided by love and compassion, and I attract meaningful connections and abundant blessings into my life. As I give freely, I create a cycle of positive energy that enriches both myself and others
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Hawaii Fires
At least six people were killed and dozens more injured yesterday as fast-moving flames spread across western Maui and the Big Island in Hawaii. Winds from nearby Hurricane Dora, a Category 4 storm, accelerated the spread of the fire. Thousands more were forced to evacuate amid widespread power outages and school closures, while the historic coastal town of Lahaina was reportedly destroyed by the flames.
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The Hollywood writers strike reached its 101st day today, surpassing the 2007-08 walkout and becoming the third-longest strike in the history of the Writers Guild of America. The labor stoppage coincides with a strike by the actors guild, currently nearing the end of its fourth week. Combined, the two groups account for about 171,000 workers.
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> Academy Awards to no longer be broadcast by UK's Sky after the network gives up rights to broadcast the ceremony for first time in 20 years (More)
Science & Technology
> Supreme Court allows Apple to keep App Store fee structure in place while legal challenges proceed; rules bar developers from directing customers to make payments outside of Apple's fee collection system (More)
> New fossil discovery reveals 250-million-year-old reptile species with filter-feeding structures similar to baleen whales; the latter didn't evolve until roughly 25 million years ago (More)
Business & Markets
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> Biden administration announces new rules aimed to limit US investment in Chinese companies developing certain quantum computing and semiconductor technologies (More)
Politics & World Affairs
> Federal appeals court upholds lower court's $350K contempt sanction on Twitter following its failure to comply with Special Counsel Jack Smith's January warrant to search former President Donald Trump's Twitter account (More) | Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) recovering at home after hospital visit following fall (More)
> US aid worker and her daughter freed after being kidnapped in Haiti last month while on ministry duty near Port-au-Prince (More)
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> The Coldest of Cold Cases
Rolling Stone | Eric J. Greenberg. In July 1973, Mitchel Weiser and Bonnie Bickwit, set out to attend the Summer Jam rock concert. Then they vanished. The couple remains the oldest missing-teen case in the US. (Read)
> 'Runaway Train Never Goin' Back'
Slate | Nick Keppler. An interview with some of the children, now adults, featured in the 1993 MTV music video "Runaway Train" by Soul Asylum, which featured missing children and claimed to assist in finding 21 of them. (Read)
Did you ever wonder where the phrase “Just being a devil’s advocate” originated ?? | Devil's advocate was once an actual position in the Catholic Church.The term “devil’s advocate” is a familiar label for someone who argues a position they don’t agree with just to make a point, but its origins are more literal than you might expect. In 1587, Pope Sixtus V established the position of advocatus diaboli, or “devil’s advocate,” as part of the process of beatification or canonization — aka becoming a saint. The devil’s advocate was the church’s skeptic, picking apart stories of reported “miracles” and more to argue against someone’s sainthood. The advocate had to be present for any part of the sainthood process to be considered valid. However, the title was primarily a popular moniker — the position’s official designation was the “promoter of the faith,” or promotor fidei. |
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