“Appreciation and love, and alignment to that which is Source, is the ultimate “giving back,” so to speak, for in your pain or struggle, you have nothing to give back. What you are living is always an exact replication of your vibrational patterns of thought. Nothing could be more fair than life as you are living it, for as you are thinking, you are vibrating, and as you are vibrating, you are attracting—and so you are always getting back the essence of what you are giving.”
Excerpt from Money and the Law of Attraction by Esther and Jerry Hicks (The Teachings of Abraham ®), published by Hay House
When I hear people say they’re “giving back,” it has never resonated with me. The phrase feels contradictory, as if it implies a debt that must be repaid. Giving, to me, is an act of care, love, or generosity—an offering from the heart. “Giving back” suggests something borrowed, something returned, an obligation to balance a scale. It carries a sense of duty rather than flow.
I’ve been aware of how language carries energy, and there’s a subtle stickiness in the idea of “giving back,” as if it absolves some unspoken burden. True giving, in its purest form, is free of that weight. It’s not about clearing a debt or evening the score—it’s simply an expression of alignment, appreciation, and love.
What are your thoughts?
