We must give to receive, so a few days ago I gave away some food… but the strange thing is I only gave it away in my mind, I never carried out this actual deed in my reality. I have been so busy this past few weeks clearing my flat of clutter and I thought, I have some bits of food in my cupboards that I don’t want, sweets and chocolate so I could put them on the shelf downstairs in the communal hallway. Someone else in the building may appreciate it for their kids then I’ll have more room for healthy foods as I want to start a diet and shed some weight. But instead that thought passed, I got on with other stuff and never got round to sorting out my kitchen cupboards. So the thought was only in my head.

Then 2 days later I went to the shop, and downstairs on that very shelf was 2 tins of food, one was lentils, the other chickpeas. So they were the healthier foods I had imagined… not sweet, sugary food stuff. But the real miracle is, as well as receiving after I had only thought of giving, was the fact I have lived here 10 years and many things have been left on that shelf occasionally for other neighbours to take… dishes, ornaments, toys, etc.

But never once has anyone ever left food on there, until I thought of both giving away something edible, putting it on that very shelf, and buying healthier foods to replace my sweets and chocolate. So yes, giving may be just a thought, but as long as our thought is heartfelt and totally genuine then that thought comes back to us. Just as only thinking nasty thoughts come back to us, because this is only ever between you and god, and the universe. Judge others and we only judge ourselves, be kind to others and we are being kind to ourselves, as we reap what we sow, even if that is just in thought as my little food gift shows. We can have whatever we want if we ask the universe nicely, have faith, know and believe it will appear.