Hit the "receive" button

I don’t know about you, but I can get stuck in “output” mode. I get busy doing, crossing items off my list, getting things accomplished. What I often forget is allowing myself to receive the rewards of my efforts.

We are so conditioned to go after what we want, to pursue our goals. What we are not taught is how to effortlessly receive. But both the giving of effort and the receiving of its consequences must be in balance. Otherwise, we become an energetic bottleneck in the flow of the Universe. Imagine what would happen if we constantly exhaled, without receiving any breath back into our body. Energetically, that’s what many of us do. We get stuck on putting energy out. We forget that we must also be open to receive it back.

So if you find - like I did today! - that you are all “output” without corresponding “input,” here are some ways to hit the “receive” button in your system and come back into balance.

1. Inhale deeply. Notice how effortless the exhalation becomes when your lungs are full. Similarly, allowing yourself to receive fills your energetic reservoirs, and further forward movement becomes effortless.
2. Lie down on the floor on your back. Spread your arms out to the side, palms up. Roll your shoulders underneath you to open your heart. Imagine beautiful golden light cascading down on you, filling your body.
3. Give yourself a present. A quick walk around the neighborhood. Fifteen minutes to browse in a bookstore. A conversation with a good friend. Chocolate.

In order to receive anything, we must first create the energy of receiving. The best way to do that is to give to ourselves. The Universe will follow suit.

How do you remind yourself of being open to receive?

Blessings,
Andrea