tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18491098.post2050467404098176816..comments2023-08-11T10:04:41.498-05:00Comments on Sandalstraps' Sanctuary: Giving Without AttachmentSandalstrapshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16303641009581382217noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18491098.post-47981015297417837152006-12-24T21:04:00.000-05:002006-12-24T21:04:00.000-05:00Pam,
Marvelous thoughts.
Crystal,
That is one o...Pam,<br /><br />Marvelous thoughts.<br /><br />Crystal,<br /><br />That is one of the reasons why Buddhism teaches not to have any expectations. Suffering comes from the distance between our expectations and our reality.<br /><br />Paula,<br /><br />Merry Christmas to you and yours as well.<br /><br />And, of course, a hearty Merry Christmas to all again.Sandalstrapshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16303641009581382217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18491098.post-7467281631861299862006-12-24T16:36:00.000-05:002006-12-24T16:36:00.000-05:00Merry Christmas Chris and thanks for this post!Merry Christmas Chris and thanks for this post!PVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04943143109952894018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18491098.post-11531187050141559012006-12-24T14:47:00.000-05:002006-12-24T14:47:00.000-05:00It's so hard to give without strings attached (for...It's so hard to give without strings attached (for me, anyway)! As someone once said on an episode of Star Trek .. that person (who didn't appreciate my gift :-) did the worst thing another person can do to us - failed to meet my expectations.<br /><br />I do strive to be unattached.crystalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05681674503952991492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18491098.post-54824420581080072252006-12-24T10:38:00.000-05:002006-12-24T10:38:00.000-05:00Good post and I now have three thoughts.
Giving g...Good post and I now have three thoughts.<br /><br />Giving gifts became a lot more fun (and free) when I stopped worrying about whether I was thanked or whether the gift was reciprocated. It became a REAL gift-giving experience.<br /><br />Second thought. This is how God gives to us - except obviously more perfectly than any human being could do. God gives the gift of himself freely and PamBGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11324370506889227234noreply@blogger.com