TRUSTING GENEROUSITY

NOVEMBER 2025

What does the word generosity stir up in you when you hear it? What happens when others are generous to you?

Sometimes we may feel we do not have much to offer, but there is always something to share – a smile, a word of kindness, a moment of our attention, a helping hand. 

Many years ago, Jonathan’s Spirits gave him these essential instructions: 

"Give without Losing, Receive without Taking"

With this perspective as our starting point, we know we can share without having less for ourselves. What then becomes possible? This is something we can explore and learn more about, to help us live freely and in a loving way.

We may have been brought up feeling there is not enough, that we have to hold on to what we’ve got. But so much in Life grows when we share it further - love, laughter, community spirit, kindness, interest... What would you add to this list? 

We can also learn from the natural world, which is ceaselessly generous - when does an apple tree ever say no to you? When does the air not give you another breath?

We can learn to trust generousity, by experimenting and exploring, by working with the Spirits and asking them to teach us more, or to offer healing for worries about losing what we have.  

As we go into Winter, we can open to giving in a joyful and free way. This season has many old traditions of feasting, coming together to share food, stories and songs. It also has traditions of Giving and Receiving. By receiving we allow others to give, creating a flowing circle of this beautiful, essential energy.

How do you want to celebrate the power of generousity this Winter? What might help you trust it more? 

** SHAMANIC INSPIRATION:

Giving and receiving are acts that can be charged with strong emotions. If we want to explore generosity further but would appreciate some help to step in to it, the Spirits can offer you support and inspiration. 

If you do not actively journey to the Spirits, then doing a Medicine Walk is also very rewarding, and can be surprisingly simple and powerful. 

We do not always need to know what to do. Instead we can find an intention that resonates in our heart and ask for help. With the support of the Spirits and the Living World, so much more becomes possible. 

We hope these missions, for a journey or medicine walk, will help you to find your way:

• What is my next step in learning to trust generosity?  
  
  
• Ask for help to share my gifts freely
  
  
• Medicine Walk: ask Nature to please teach me about generosity