Miracle Soup Day 15

So far we have looked at...
- ingredients of miracles
- "cooking" (transforming what you have, i.e., beliefs)

The next step is to engage in SERVICE.

If you are putting your attention and intention toward transforming your beliefs, you are ready for this exciting and important stage of creating miracles!

Don't worry … you don't have to have successfully transformed all your old beliefs, lickety-split. If some of those pesky beliefs have been hanging around for a while, they won't get "cooked" overnight.

This is important, because I've observed that many people stop themselves from serving, or postpone doing so, because they think they "aren't ready". These types of thoughts are very common:

"I'll tithe when more money is flowing my way."
"I can help others when I'm not such a mess myself."
"I can't help anyone right now, not with the state I'm in."
"There's not enough to share...not yet."
"Nothing I could give would make a difference."

The act of service and giving is a vital part of Miracle Soup. It is this act that allows you to step into the role of GIVING miracles. Creating miracles for others is a sacred, beautiful experience. It feels so good. The act of honoring others by offering a miracle will fill you with a sense of grace and well-being. It also opens you up to the vital cycle of giving and receiving. By giving miracles, you become beautifully vulnerable to be showered with miracles given to you, from a massive variety of sources.

The recipes for this week are divided into two parts: tithes and services. Each day's recipes will alternate between one and the other.

At its most basic definition, tithing is giving 10% of your total income to a cause that is important to you. This week, we'll discuss not only monetary tithing, but also physical and spiritual tithing as well.

For our purposes this week, we'll define service as providing acts of assistance, support, or kindness. These acts are not knowingly exchanged for any tangible benefits on your part.

TODAY'S RECIPE

To launch off this new section on service, answer the following questions in your journal. Keep your answers - you'll return to them later.

1. Recall a positive experience of serving someone in some way. How did you feel?

2. Do you have negative experiences of serving others? What are the feelings associated with these experiences? Do you have any insights of why the experience was a negative one?

3. What is your experience or background with tithing? Is it a new concept to you? If not, when did you first hear about tithing and what are your feelings associated with it?

4. Write down a handful of times in which you have given something without expectation of receiving anything. In retrospect, do you wish you had given more? Or less?

5. What are you most joyous anticipations related to providing services, tithing, or giving miracles?

7. Do you have any fears or resistances associated with providing services, tithing, or giving miracles?

See you tomorrow with your first service recipe!


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