July 13, 2008
The Art of Receiving
the more easily the Universe can give to you.”
If we have difficulty receiving, it’s good to explore and ask our selves: “Why do I have receiving issues?” Most of us give easily, but may have inherent or even unconscious resistance to receiving. There is an art to receiving, and once we start holding our self in a good feeling place, we come to recognize and appreciate that it is a joy for people to give. Receiving becomes more natural and comfortable when we practice allowing.
As you know, everything is vibrational in our Universe. It’s easy to find your vibrational place on most subjects if you imagine holding a vibrational stick or meter on a variety of topics, which are described in my book, Magnetizing Your Heart’s Desire. When you pick up a stick that says giving on one end, then the opposite end of the spectrum will be receiving. If you find yourself vibrating in a place where you are uncomfortable receiving, whether it be compliments or gifts, then understand that you are disallowing the true gift. You are stepping on your own hose and disconnecting from the Source.
A well-known Biblical quote says, “Seek and you will find, ask and it shall be given, knock and the door shall be opened.” However, to complete the circuit of giving and receiving, you have to open the door of allowing and receiving. I invite you to become conscious of opening your heart to receive, without automatically feeling like you have to reciprocate. Simply BE a vortex and a pure open channel of receiving.
Receiving is an art form
Initially, you may feel tender or vulnerable as you open up to graceful receiving. Once you understand the principle of cause and effect, you recognize your receptivity is part of the magic and the joy for the giver. Only you can modulate and mold your experience as a receiver. Receiving is not passive. It is a conscious, active, dynamic choice. Know you are worthy and deserve to receive. Many people have past conditioning that gifts have to be “earned.” There are some things that can’t be earned in life and receiving is one of them. Practice the art of letting it in. It is an art form you can play with to feel the energy moving as you open and honor receiving.
Or, perhaps you feel someone is doing something better, nicer or spent too much money on a present; or notice if you have difficulty receiving praise or appreciation. Once receiving begins to feel familiar, I invite you to allow it to flow more rambunctiously! Let receiving be alive and vibrant! Create something that will anchor it that feeeeeels really good! It might be looking in the mirror and exclaiming out loud, “Today I openly received! God bless me!” Play with receiving in ways that are memorable and have fun with it! Value it! Treasure it! Welcome it! Say YES to receiving! Know the art and joy of your receiving matters to the giver!
Be excited by your newfound ability to receive! Look for new opportunities and open the floodgates to receive! Create space for receiving easily and naturally! Give the gift of receiving to yourself! Nurture it! Appreciate it! Let yourself truly feeeeeel the joy in receiving! Accept it in every cell of your body! Feel the sweetness of it! Amplify it! Magnify it! Absorb it! Expand it! Celebrate it! Let it be contagious! Become exuberant in your receiving! It strengthens bonds between the giver and receiver!
I appreciate Sarah Breathnach’s quote: "Today, declare to the Universe that you are open to receiving all the abundance it is waiting patiently to bestow. Each day offers us the opportunity to learn that as well as giving, it is blessed to receive with grace and a grateful heart."
In my book, I mention imagining a Magic Genie, who appears in front of you instantly that says, “I will grant you three wishes. Your wish is my command.” I hope today as you read this blog, that you will consider declaring that one of you wishes is to RECEIVE openly, easily and frequently.
And, in a fresh start this year, it was personally fun to see how the Universe truly does have a sense of divine play regarding Genies. I wrote that segment about Your Magic Genie in 1999 in Chapter 2. In May, 2008, I recently became involved in literally giving away free genies! How’s that for manifesting prosperity in a way I couldn’t have foreseen?! You can download this genie at: http://www.sharonsfreegenie.com
May what Buddha shared become imbued in every cell of our being: “You can search the world over and you will find no one who is more deserving of your kindness and well wishing than you yourself.”
May the magic of your magnificence always shine on!
