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"We can change the world by our selfless service to others"

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Ever notice how really good we feel after doing something nice for another person? When there are no strings attached and we perform a selfless act without any expectation, it can be an incredibly satisfying feeling. Appreciation, or simply knowing that we've acted from the heart, provides the sweetest of rewards. Often after we make a difference in the life of another, we ask ourselves why we haven't done it more often.

Our act of selfless service might involve a kind word or lending an ear to a person who could use it. Perhaps we take the time to prepare and deliver a dinner for someone whose loved one has passed. (Cooking is probably the last thing on their mind, and the gesture is truly touching at a time when it's needed.) It could be holding the door open for a person we don't know. Or even as simple as smiling and sending warmth to someone with whom we interact. There's no need for the act to go beyond that moment, and there's no need to give out our address or telephone number. We can help in many ways and still protect our privacy.

When somebody is in need and we're open, there comes an impulse from inside us. It's at that instant in time, when we can choose to act upon it, or not. That moment tends to go by in a flash. Thoughts of a busy day ahead, or perhaps uncertainty, sometimes might sneak in and cloud our decision to move forward. And then it's passed.

The good news is that we can overcome our indecision by having already thought about selfless service and making it something that we do on an ongoing basis. Like visiting the grocery store or walking the dog. We can also make it a conscious process. Selfless acts performed consciously with thought-out intention magnify our pleasure and satisfaction one hundred times. We get that feeling of being truly alive and in the moment. Our hearts beating. Of being on purpose. Of significance.

Consciously helping others is easy to do. We start by thinking of the reason why we would like to be of service. For example, "I'm going to help this woman pick up those books she dropped. By doing this I am affirming that there are nice people in the world and that we're all looking out for each other." The action then follows and this becomes our truth.

At the end of the day, it's quite refreshing and healthy to feel good about ourselves. It's also very powerful to affect change by positively influencing the lives of those we touch.

Even better, our selfless service to others has a way of attracting the same back to us. And when those acts of kindness do happen to us, we feel "right at home" receiving them. The reason is because this has already become our model of how the world works.

Another lesson learned...

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About Wayne Dyer: Wayne Dyer is a well-liked, independent thinker. Pleasant and humble, yet direct with his message. He taps into the wisdom of life's great philosophers. Wayne has a talent for helping us "find our way in the world".

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