"The experience of no need to find the necessary emolument."

[xise]

Demanding, requesting, and accepting freely given gifts are all different types of receiving.


I'm not cool with demanding, but I know I'm completely ok with accepted freely given gifts. Making requests without expectation I think I'm ok with, but I think expectation and requests can be hard to untangle sometimes. Also have to be careful that your request is done in such a way that the other person doesn't feel obliged and truly understands you accept whatever decision. I would actually say that most of my prayers as well as donation requests fall into the making requests without expectation category. I'm cool with giving donations, as well as receiving them upon request. I'm also generally comfortable with spiritual prayer requests from the universe as I am with physical material requests from other human beings. For me, the underlying theme is not trying to control other's or infringe on their free will in any way. Demanding is on the other side of this line for me, while requesting without expectation and accepting gifts is not.


Of course, giving is different than all of three of the above.


I like to give material things; I like to receive material things. I like to give love, and receive love. I'm all about spreading and sharing the wealth and love, in every which way. After all, we're all one and the same