Every month (on the first Friday of the month), as you may already know, I do a monologue instead of having an interviewee here on Finding Certainty. No dialogue or call-ins. Just yours truly sharing my thoughts and experience on a specific topic (I’ve already planned out 26, one for each letter of the alphabet. It's going to take me a couple of years to get through them all). This week, with July being the 7th month of the year, we’re at “G” is for Giving. Just like last month's topic (Faith), Giving is a subject I think often about and continue to work at daily. Sometimes it’s easy and other times it’s not. I have some very strong opinions concerning the topic, have learned some powerful lessons surrounding it, and it’s still something I’m learning about and trying to improve at. I believe it’s one of the most fundamental principles to “finding” and developing more CERTAINTY in our lives that exists. There are a lot of ways that we can Give vs. Receive. Most fill us up, expand our visions, bring us more joy, satisfaction, and success. It’s an eternal principle, one proven many times over. If you’re ever struggling … with your health, your emotions, going through an illness, a challenge, a betrayal, or a loss, it’s easy to focus inward and feel forlorn and forgotten. It’s natural. We all feel that way. I’ve learned from long experience, though, that the best way to feel better is to look outward vs. inward, to get out and go serve others … to “lose myself in that service” as Jesus liked to say. It’s hard to describe but it invariably makes ME feel better, even though I’m not the one “receiving” the service. It’s a mystery but it absolutely works. I’ve seen too many examples of this to deny it in my life. If we can remember this, it can change our lives, our relationships, our very nation and the world as a whole. I hope we can get there. If you'd like to learn more about Finding Certainty, our veteran owned consulting firm, Certainty Management, or our global JV firm, Certainty Global, please go to www.certaintyteam.com or call us at (888) 684-3122. I wish you the best. Thanks for being a fan if you are or thanks for just stopping by if you have. I hope you’ll return. I appreciate your patronage and support. Patrick Laing - Finding Certainty, July 5, 2024