I was watching a movie last evening about a woman and man, meeting at an airport and through odd circumstances as the storyline went, they shared a car to travel to Seattle and be home for Christmas.

During the trip the woman expressed more and more of her joy with the fairly reserved driver who was an undercover FBI agent. Even in the climate of his seriousness, she shared her joy—love of crafting, of Santa, of the holiday spirit in general. 

I know it’s not Christmas. Yet we can give our joy away any day or time of the year. With abandonment, I observed the woman pouring out joy throughout the trip. Her joy did begin to change the stoic male driver as he relaxed more and more and became increasingly happier while letting his FBI agent guard down. 

The point is joy does spread and has a positive affect on those around us. The woman in the story gained even more joy by giving of her jubilance. There is a principle in doing this. Time spent in a car on a road trip can be many things.

By giving her joy away she was more than doubling her joy. It affected the companion driver and the contagion spread outward to the people they met on the way. Hence, When we are generous with the gifts of our spirit, we gain more. The joy or whatever particular blessing from within us we share, comes back or forward to us multiplied.

Try this for yourself. Be generous with one of the gifts of Spirit within you. It can include tangible good or innate qualities of being. One of the secrets of success with this is not expecting a return. However, the return, or coming back to you multiplied, will be automatic. Let the gift go with no thought of return. The increased blessing is a spiritual activity, as we are giving it is given.