Being Of Service

At the present time, I spend the majority of my life being of service with no thought of a return.  This feels vital to me.  Being partially retired, I have the time and resources that permit this sort of life.  Sometimes I get some sort of compensation and often not, which seems to make no difference.  I used to feel that I needed to guard against people taking advantage of me, a feeling that dropped away as I felt more secure with a loving approach to life and got better at self-care and boundaries.  I now ask myself frequently “is this a gift freely given?”, if the answer is yes, I go ahead.