I’ve done this over the past few years by looking at generosity as not merely a trait, but a skill that needs to be practiced. Practicing this skill has opened me up to a hidden side of life, filled not only with abundance, but also meaningful connection. I realized that this skill is worth practicing when I read a book called Sacred Economics by Charles Eisenstein. In it, he introduces the idea of a gift economy which he argues has been with humans for ages. He compares it to our default economic mindset:
