[This was channeled a while ago, but the trend of draw the card on Charity continues. I still receive this particular card (alot!), but this was the start of it. — Rob]
Rob: Yeah, this is gonna be my personal guide, Malika [who appears to me as a dancer and always having fun]. She’s literally skipping down the roadway.
So Malika, anything to share about the card on Charity? What is it that I need to know, since I’ve gotten the card three times in the last week and a half?
Malika: Hey, Rob! Just having a fun day. I know your day might have been somewhat trying, but that’s why we need to connect — to remind you to just have fun, to see the glory in all life in all its forms.
Yes, three year olds [my grandson] can be trying, but that’s only because you’re trying to put them in a box. The spirit of a three year old is free; wants to explore, wants to play, moving from one set of toys or activity to another, completely uninhibited by any sense of rules. It is the adults who are trying to place rules and constraints, and I would encourage you to put yourself into the mind, into the body, into the spirit, of a three year old. Just have fun. That’s what life is meant to be.
And the whole notion of Charity, yes, it really is about being charitable to yourself. You have no problem with giving to others, giving of yourself to others. This is a strength. The real lesson for you, though, is are you really allowing for the energy, the love, to return? Are you taking that in? And just as importantly, are you being charitable to yourself? As you pointed out, there are markers that say perhaps not.
So take this as an opportunity to feel what it means to be charitable to yourself. You’re feeling at this point, having so much to do, [that] your to do list never ends. There’s always something calling you, asking you to perform some task … relax! It’ll all get done, sooner or later. Whether it’s paying the bills, doing boat work, doing the yard work, it’ll all get done. It always does. Just have fun with it.
These are things that you do. They don’t define who you are. Just something to occupy your time while you’re here, in between times of having fun. And there’s no reason that doing those activities themselves can’t be fun. So I would encourage you, as the Buddha has pointed out, that even in the paying of bills — a task as mundane as that, loaded with such emotional energy — can be viewed as a return to yourself, putting something out to the universe and allowing whatever the universe wants to return to come back to you. Take that in. Feel the growing strength within you to deal with this more and more in the future. That in itself can be a lot of fun.
So you know me. That is my trademark — it’s all about having fun, about dancing through life. I know you don’t like to dance, but WE will work on that … and yes, I’m including your teammate in that.
So with that, I will allow others to ask any question that they may have.
A Lighthouse for the Soul 