To achieve the life we dream of, we need to learn how to receive with grace and ease. This is a process involving numerous skills, and one of those is the ability to keep making progress even when it seems like we’re not capable of doing what we need to do. We may lack the […]
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.
Darkest Just Before the Dawn?
“When you get into a tight place and everything goes against you, till it seems as though you could not hold on a minute longer, never give up then, for that is just the time and place that the tide will turn.” Harriet Beecher Stowe, Novelist, 1811 – 1886 Is it really darkest just before […]
Foiled Attempts to Give
Most of us have heard the story about the old man caught in a flood who, waiting for God to save him, died after he turned down three different good Samaritans attempting to help him. I’ve used that tale myself to illustrate the importance of being open minded about how our good shows up when […]
The Unexpected Good Stuff
Evelyn: Nothing here has worked out quite as I expected. Muriel: Most things don’t. But sometimes what happens instead is the good stuff. This bit of dialogue from the movie The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel is one of my favorite parts of the film. (Leave it to Judi Dench (Evelyn) and Maggie Smith (Muriel) […]
How Well Do You Receive Praise?
Many years ago I managed a department of about 40 employees. The department had a major backlog when I was hired, and the company was hoping my fresh perspective and human resources experience would help eliminate it. It took the work of everyone in the department along with several others throughout the organization, a new […]
Nighttime
What is your favorite time of day? Mine is the morning. For years I’ve had the habit of rising before everyone else so I have the house to myself. In the peace and quiet, I reflect, pray, read, journal, plan my day, and sit in the silence. After exercising and eating breakfast, I do my […]
Free to Give and Receive
As I frequently point out, giving typically bestows blessings on both the giver and the receiver. These blessings are not automatic, however. An essential element which allows the good to flow is that the giving and receiving be done freely. There may be times that based on the situation, we feel obligated to give, to […]
Show Up to Receive with Grace and Ease
Showing up helps us become skillful receivers, too. To receive what we need or desire, we’ve got to be in the game; we’ve got to show up. What exactly does that look like? There are many ways we can show up and put ourselves in a position to receive. We can literally say “yes” to […]
How Well Do You Receive Change?
Much is written and taught about handling change today. Since receiving always involves a change, learning to embrace change will enhance our ability to receive. How does receiving always mean change? When we receive something, we now have something we didn’t have before, be it a tangible gift, an idea, an understanding of someone’s view […]
The Side Dish of Fear
Several years ago I was blessed to have a private coaching session with David Friedman, author of The Thought Exchange. I told him that I thought the fact that I often felt fear meant that I lacked faith. He assured me that this was not so. David explained that after years of working as a […]