As I’ve mentioned before, giving and receiving go hand-in-hand; when we give, we receive and when we receive, we give. They are inherently balanced. What is equally true I’ve found is that losses are balanced by gains. The trick is to recognize this so that we are able to receive what the universe is offering. […]
Category: Learning To Receive
This blog is intended to create a dialogue about learning to receive with grace and ease. So much has been written about the importance of giving that we forget that in order to give, someone has to be receiving.
Learning to Trust
Several years ago, I had a powerful lesson about doing my part and trusting God to do the rest. I had been laid off from a middle management position and given four months of severance pay plus the support of an outplacement firm. My daughters were in daycare full time at that point, and their […]
Doing Our Part To Receive
I’m convinced that one of the things I’m to learn in this lifetime is how to discern what is mine to do while leaving the rest to Spirit. I’ve found it to be quite a balancing act at times: taking appropriate action, without shouldering what feels like the weight of the world. The traditional American […]
Knowing What We Have
Have you heard it said that those who have much will receive more and those who have little will lose the little they have? What’s up with that? For years I’ve heard this story about three men receiving talents (or money) – one got ten, another five, and the third one. The first two invested […]
Aligning Giving and Receiving
Because giving and receiving are two sides of the same coin, there is a natural alignment that occurs between giving and receiving. Givers receive the joy of having helped another person and receivers give the giver the opportunity to be blessed by giving. So how do these get out of alignment? One way is when […]
Receiving Abundant Supply
While I write often about those who resist receiving, there are many people who are trying desperately to receive what they want and/or need. Almost everyone I know would like to receive more money than they have, and many of them need it to cover their basic living expenses. Because I frequently get requests for […]
Clouded Lenses
Have you heard that what you need or desire is right in front of you? I’ve been told that many times before as people share stories about the ideal partner or job opportunity being in their midst, but they never recognized it. How can we be overlooking something for which we’re searching so hard? For […]
Receiving Help: Caregivers’ Lives May Depend on It
I recently took a course on issues and resources for caregivers of dementia patients. Several things I learned in the class startled me: Approximately 44 million Americans are unpaid caregivers to older people or adults with disabilities. That’s 18% higher than the population of California in 2010, our most populated state. Often unprepared for the […]
Caregivers Must be Skillful Receivers
As I’ve said repeatedly, we must receive before we can give. When I meet a caregiver, I like to ask them about their ability to receive. Invariably, they tell me that receiving is uncomfortable for them and they’d much rather be giving. Consider this frank statement written about 100 years ago by Myrtle Fillmore, co-founder […]
Children are Joyful Receivers
“Truly I tell you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God as a little child will never enter it.” Mark 10:15 To learn to receive with grace and ease, we may well want to consider the example of children, who are naturally joyful receivers. Having attended many children’s birthday parties and cared for over […]