September 28, 2007 | Posted in: Living Hartfully

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Having discussions lately on the velocity of money and how it can do more good the more it’s circulated. I believe the same is true for positive energy and giving it away and giving to give.

Recently I visited Max, the 95-year-old father of a friend. He’s curently living in an assisted living facility, in one room, while I live in his house he built sometime in the 40’s or 50’s. It’s a part of that velocity of giving and helping each other out – I needed a place to live while my house in the mountains is being built and my friend needed somebody to rent her vacant childhood home.

Max has jettisoned most of his belongings – you can’t keep much in one room. Although he doesn’t own much any more, he insisted on giving me some free bus passes that were sent to him – he doesn’t get out at all any more. He also wouldn’t let me leave without giving me some wooden suit hangers – said he doens’t own suits any more and the curved hangers take up too much space in his “closet” – a hanging rod that is 2′ long. He was very happy to give what he had and it made us both happy.

Even when you don’t have much to give – just giving your energy, time, attention, an ear and some laughs or understanding means the world to others and it enhances your energy too. My new coat is hanging on Max’s hanger in his former home, and I used his bus passes on my trip back East this week.

Thanks to Max for continuing to share his energy, his bus passes and his wooden suit hanger. Now if you’ll excuse me, I’ve got to share my electrical outlet with a passenger while we wait for our flight to DC.

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