Food for thought.

Yesterday I was having a rough day for some reason, but it got better. My friend invited me over for dinner and some Arrested Development because I had told her I was feeling down. I instantly felt better knowing that someone was concerned about my well-being and would take time out of their day to help me.

I came to a realization that this happens a lot to me in my life. People ask me how I am, and on the off chance I will complain or tell them my current woe. It seems like rather than the traditional "Oh, I'm sorry" or "That sucks", that I am fortunate enough to have people who take my happiness into account and make an effort to help me. Many who read this are these same people, whether you have helped me by lending an ear, putting me in my place, monetarily or whatever it may be.

This is a very fortunate situation to be in, but it presents another problem (outside of being dependent upon others): I feel that I receive so much in my life, whether it be love, help, advice, etc., but I don't feel myself overtly putting back into that cycle. Is this something that I (or we) do subconsciously, overtly or a combination of both? I thought about this and realized that every day I want to make an effort to give, to contribute in whatever way possible, because I feel like I am part of such a wonderful "cycle" that I want to do whatever I can to keep it going and help it expand.

Think about this today, about what you receive, who you receive it from, their intent, etc. and also about how you contribute to that. I feel like many of us will be surprised to find much more than we expect or notice on a day-to-day basis.