In simple generosity we share what brings our joy in the joy of
another. This is the practice of presence in two ways. It is our
ability to be present to the possibilities of another's joy and our
joy that makes it clear what we can be generous with. And, it is our
ability to be present to resonant joy that creates the immediacy of
experience in that joy.

Being present to the possibilities means listening and inquiring into
the eightfold path of another's joy and our joy. What in this moment
can we share that can bring about any form of wonder, pleasure,
gratitude, engagement, belonging, amusement, optimism, and
contentment?

In the present, we can share things that can range in experience from
moments to months or years. We can share suggestions that help them
for a few minutes or a story that can impact them for a lifetime. In
simple generosity, we are interested in the only time we ever have,
the present. And part of presence is consciousness of how this moment
resonates with and expresses past possibilities and how it inspires
and creates future possibilities.

Being present to the experience of resonant joy means paying attention
to and savoring it as energy in our body and letting that energy flow
into the rest of our being and our world. It is giving that energy
voice and expression. It is allowing that energy to be a lens that
reveals other dimensions and sources of joy in ourselves, our life,
and our world.