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The Full Circle
by Kumari, Vedic Astrologer.

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I've been thinking lately about the balance of giving and receiving. When one's life is in balance, these two energies should be experienced more or less equally. Sometimes one gets out of balance in one direction, and Mother Nature will create circumstances in that life to correct the situation! She doesn't overlook much that we do, that Mother Nature. So if you thought you were going to get away with being a "Taker" for a lifetime, forget it. Or if you thought you could just take the path of least resistance and be the long-suffering "Giver" forever and a day, no way. Don't we all basically want a life that "works"? Well, it doesn't work when things are out of balance. If you are giving your power away to "addictions", then that is certainly a life out of balance. If you are constantly blaming others for all your misfortunes, better take another look at that picture! If you are letting others make major decisions for you about your own life (whether they be parents, teachers, religious or spiritual organizations, lovers or partners), watch out. We have some choices here. We can choose to learn the easy way, or the hard way. Stubbornness and pride often get us stuck into the latter track. Whatever you think you are getting away with unnoticed, well the joke is on you! Your Guardian Angel and other Light Beings are there to help in any way necessary. Sometimes, for your Highest Good of course, you might experience a little Cosmic kick in the rear! When the gentle reminders are ignored, the lessons start coming in harder and faster, until the message is heard loud and clear, "Yo! Buddy! You are off the track here! Catch up with the class, my man. I've been covering for you, but can't hold off the Big Guns too much longer." It's best not to ignore this voice of conscience or divine revelation. Every day I listen to the problems of those who have, and you would not want to be in the places they have landed as a result. It is not healthy or satisfying, in the long run, to be either giving or receiving, to the exclusion of the other. Co-dependent relationships are full of this type of imbalance. The "giver" will end up feeling like a martyr, taken advantage of, not really loved for herself or himself, etc. The "taker" may feel some momentary "high", having actually robbed the other of some of their personal energy through excessive taking (this concept is decribed in "The Celestine Prophecy" by James Redfield). But in the end, the taker, in his heart of hearts, becomes disgusted with himself for using others, while giving little or nothing in return. The full circle of life has to embrace an equal balance of giving and receiving. Energetically this exchange could be felt in all areas of our life: work, finances, affection, care-taking duties for children or elders, sharing knowledge, practical assistance, providing various comforts and basic necessities in life. If you will take a moment to examine the realities of your daily life, consider where you might be giving too much, or giving too little. Look at those who have been trying to give to you, in ways big or small, who you have put off or resisted. You know, it's a real mistake not to accept whatever gift someone sincerely, with good intentions, wishes to give you. It may be a homemade pie, or reading a story to a child, or just spending time with a sick friend who can't get out of their house, but if you have a gift of the heart to give, by all means, do so. You will grow immensely, as will your friend who receives the gift. Then you both become more of that Full Circle of Life. I know. I had to learn how to receive this past year, when confronted with an unexpected serious illness. Sometimes those of us who have mastered "giving" and "doing" find the biggest challenge in the lesson of receiving. It can be a very humbling, yet beautiful spiritual experience. We get to see another side of our friends and loved ones; we get to see they are often bigger and better people than we had dared to imagine. We get to feel how much we are valued and loved within our community; sometimes more than we had realized. So even when Mother Nature gives us these challenges to get through, it will go more smoothly if we also look for the value of the lesson that experience provides. Certainly you know that expression, "the wagon that is harnessed to bring us our burdens, also brings us our treasures." I now feel very grateful for that illness, challenging though it was. My heart is fuller from learning to receive all the help and love and prayers that poured into me. Many people reminded me of how much (so they say) they had watched me do for others over the years. But the metaphysical laws demand balance, so I had to learn how to receive, or my life would have remained something like half a circle. For some of us, it is just so much easier to give than receive! But we can never get away with a life out of balance. I am still learning, still growing. And cherishing all the folks that have helped to create the Full Circle that is my life now, including the special clients that call in for readings. It is always a two-way experience. "If you become a teacher, by your pupils you'll be taught," sang Anna in "The King and I."

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