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What We Get When We Give

By Christine L. Carter, Ph.D. on February 18, 2010 in Raising Happiness

If you do a nice thing for someone else knowing you’ll reap some benefit yourself, is it still a good deed? What if your primary reason for doing it is because of the benefits it’ll bring you? Read More

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Submitted by Winnie on February 19, 2010 - 3:37am.

Great post, although be careful not give to much because you can lose yourself in all that. Giving and giving without receiving can cause damage to your self estime, as I have experienced, therefore I limit the giving anymore. i know it sounds bad, however, that is my personal experience. thanks.

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