To give is to receive!!!

I have been reading "The Secret" lately and was really interested when they talked about the fact that the more you give the more you receive. I have been giving a lot lately, even though you are pinching pennies doesn't mean you shouldn't give a little, you might just get a little. This was the case for me. I recently received some of those "free" address labels in the mail. Normally I would put them with my stamps and use them up, but not even think about giving to the people that sent them to me. This year I got these great address labels from ASPCA & Susan G Komen. I decided that I would donate to both of these organizations, they really stand for something very important. ASPCA was very important to me because I LOVE ANIMALS! I am a sucker for sad puppies in crates out in the cold with a free sign on them, but I know that I can not save everyone and I have to tell myself that I take really good care of my animals and that's a big step. So when I got this from the ASPCA I thought this would be a great time to donate. About 2 weeks after I donated to these to great organizations I received a $500 check from my Mom. She just received some money from my Great Aunts estate, and she wanted to share the wealth! It was so nice to get this, and on the way home from receiving this wonderful gift we had to stop for gas. We needed some water so I went in to get the cheapest bottles that there were. When I got to the check stand I saw a glass donation jar for a girl that had suffered some severe burns in a recent fire, I don't know what came over me, but I felt the need to share the wealth, and put $1 in the jar, thinking that I wished it could be more! When we got home I went to get the mail, and inside there was a check from our mortgage company for $146 overage in our escrow account! This was totally unexpected!! I truly believe that with giving I received tenfold, and it made me feel so wonderful to give, the receiving was just a BONUS!