creative giving - the artistic link between altruism and fulfillment

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Creative Giving :

Creative Giving The Artistic Link Between Altruism and Fulfillment

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Life doesn’t always make us happy.

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Life doesn’t always make us happy. Even getting what we want doesn’t keep us happy.

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Happiness comes and goes.

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What we need more than happiness Happiness comes and goes.

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What we need more than happiness is fulfillment. Happiness comes and goes.

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Fulfillment is an art.

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Self-development takes energy Fulfillment is an art.

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Self-development takes energy, attention, Fulfillment is an art.

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Self-development takes energy, attention, and effort. Fulfillment is an art.

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Self-development is good.

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Creative giving is better.

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The art of fulfillment

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The art of fulfillment demands

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The art of fulfillment demands creative giving

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Targeting fulfillment

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Targeting fulfillment means

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Targeting fulfillment means overcoming the self. . .

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Living Unempowered Self-Development Giving The steps to creative giving

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Living Unempowered Self-Development Giving The steps to creative giving

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Living Unempowered Self-Development Giving The steps to creative giving

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Living Unempowered Self-Development Giving The steps to creative giving

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Contribution

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Contribution Generosity

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Contribution Generosity Creative giving

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Contribution Generosity Creative giving make you feel good

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Contribution Generosity Creative giving make you feel good because they mean living naturally

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Contribution Generosity Creative giving make you feel good because nature is generous

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The greatest thing in all education is to make the nervous system our ally instead of our enemy. -William James

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Think. . .

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Think. . . what in life is more important

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Think. . . what in life is more important than giving

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Think. . . what in life is more important than giving in a way that feels natural to you?

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A man who hasn't found something he is willing to die for is not fit to live. - MLK

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The nature of existence is love.

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The nature of existence is love. Love does not reach a full expression everywhere

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There is a great deal of suffering in the world.

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It’s not our fault,

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It’s not our fault, but it is our responsibility. - David Deida

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Following this responsibility

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Following this responsibility to let love artfully express itself through us

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Following this responsibility to let love artfully express itself through us is the path of fulfillment.

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Focusing on what we can get out of life

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Focusing on what we can get out of life (fame, money)

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Focusing on what we can get out of life (fame, money) doesn’t make us fulfilled.

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Focusing on what we can get out of life (fame, money) doesn’t make us fulfilled, even if/when we get it.

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Focusing on what we can get out of life (fame, money) doesn’t make us fulfilled, even if/when we get it.

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Each summer in Italy,

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Each summer in Italy, we have a retreat

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Each summer in Italy, we have a retreat where we work on achieving greater fulfillment

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Each summer in Italy, we have a retreat where we work on achieving greater fulfillment You can join us. . .

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Summer

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Summer Writing

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Summer Writing Retreat

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SummerWritingRetreat.com

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People need to give in a way that feels true to their nature in order to be fulfilled

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There is a creative solution. . .

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(Artists are people, too.)

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We are most fulfilled when we are giving our unique gift to the world,

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We are most fulfilled when we are giving our unique gift to the world, because then we can affirm that everything is OK

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We are most fulfilled when we are giving our unique gift to the world, because then we can affirm that everything is OK, and art makes it more so.

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Art brings us into the present moment

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Art brings us into the present moment to recognize that what is before us is sufficient

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Art brings us into the present moment to recognize that what is before us is sufficient

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The Tibetans have a meditation

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The Tibetans have a meditation to generate lovingkindness. . .

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Imagine one person standing before you on your right side.

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Imagine one person standing before you on your right side. This person is angry, selfish, and complaining.

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Imagine on your left side a group of people who are hungry, needy, and poor.

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Imagine on your left side a large group of people who are hungry, needy, and poor.

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Imagine on your left side millions of people who are hungry, needy, and poor.

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The goal of meditation

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is to become more sane.

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When true to our own nature,

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We overwhelmingly want to side with the needs of the many

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We overwhelmingly want to side with the needs of the many over the wants of the single boastful person.

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We overwhelmingly want to side with the needs of the many over the wants of the single boastful person. Often, we are that person.

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We recognize this self-centered scenario in others. . .

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. . .and we naturally believe other people should be generous.

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Elevate the craft of creativity into a practice. . . *

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Devoting ourselves to a craft is challenging.

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First, build experience with your craft (writing, painting, music. . .)

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Then elevate your craft into a practice

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Then elevate your craft into a practice (something that greatly informs the way you live)

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And make these efforts for the benefit of others *

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A pure artistic practice positions you to be a giver.

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When a passionate person is faced with a challenge,

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When a passionate person is faced with a challenge, they grow,

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When a passionate person is faced with a challenge, they grow, and their art gets deeper the more criticism and challenge comes at them

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Challenge opens us.

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The more we are opened by experience,

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The more we are opened by experience, the more we come to understand

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The more we are opened by experience, the more we come to understand the importance of benefiting others.

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Contribution aligns us with our nature.

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Scientific studies

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Scientific studies have even proven

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Scientific studies have even proven that people motivated by selfish means feel fulfilled by giving back.

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Those who give most effectively and consistently