Do You Have A Glitch In Your Receiving System?
Building Your Receiving Muscle
I recently received an article by Enoch Tan from my mentor on The Law of Circulation. Here is the first paragraph:
“The law of circulation states that all things in the universe are always flowing in circulation but at an ever expanding rate. What you give to one person, you will receive from a different source. So you don’t have to give with the expectation of receiving back from the same person you give to, but knowing that it will definitely come back to you multiplied from other sources. It works according to the law of cause and effect where the universe always mirrors back to you whatever you do.”
In other words what you give comes back to you…always. If you give love, love will come back to you. If you give money, money will find its way back to you. You can count on this. So what’s going on when you’re not feeling the love or receiving the money, or clients, or other good fortune in your life?
There’s a glitch in your receiving system.
To really “get” this you must first ask yourself if you believe in The Law of Circulation. If you have any doubt this universal law does what it says it does you’re going to have trouble accepting you should be receiving, in expanding amounts, for all that you give. Therefore, if you have doubts this is how things like love and money find their way back to you you’ll have to explore your belief system around how receiving actually works.
For now let’s say you do believe in “The Law”. Your next step is to acknowledge yourself for all that you do GIVE, every day, in the form of love, encouragement, money, friendship, etc. As you ponder this question I want you to feel your heart open and imagine what it feels like when you are giving your SELF, time and resources to the people and things you care about most. Imagine all of this yummy energy flowing out to the object of your focus.
Now, ask yourself, have you felt that same abundance of energy flowing back TO YOU? Have you felt what it feels like to RECEIVE back all this yummy energy you share with others?
If you’re having a hard time saying YES, you’re not the only one. For some reason we’re taught TO GIVE is divine but to RECEIVE is selfish. I think for so many of us we also have old, old beliefs locked inside of us that we’re really not worthy of receiving.
Here’s the thing: Receiving is something you were born knowing how to do, but as life unfolded for you all sorts of gunk got between you and your natural ability to receive.
Like what?
That answer will be different for all of us, but many times the gunk getting in the way are some life experiences you had when you were a kid that made you believe you couldn’t get what you wanted, when you wanted it. It makes sense, right? As kids we are taken care of by our parents and they determine the amount we RECEIVE. Parents tend to be RECEIVING filters for their kids. And those filters are made up of their own beliefs around receiving.
Where this gets tricky is that when we’re kids we have very real DESIRES. When our desires aren’t fulfilled because our parents (or other well-meaning adults) stopped the flow of abundance, it’s easy to see how we might have developed a belief that we CAN’T get what we want. And sometimes this develops into another abundance stopping belief, we’re not good enough.
BAM! That’s how a glitch in our receiving system starts. And this glitch is absolutely contrary to the universal truth that what we give will come back to us in ever expanding amounts!
It takes awareness and focus to heal this glitch. The first step is to acknowledge there is a glitch in your receiving system. Next you can do the following things:
1. Start practicing receiving. Whenever someone gives you anything (that doesn’t make you feel used or manipulated) receive it with a big, enthusiastic THANK YOU! A compliment, a bite of a cookie, a gift… receive it all as if it was the greatest gift you’ve ever received.
2. See all GIFTS as GOOD FORTUNE coming your way as a result of The Law of Circulation. Acknowledge this law is active and working in your life.
3. Also GIVE consciously. That means, as you give anything realize that you are setting in motion The Law of Circulation and that you can trust what you’ve just given will come back to you, again and again.
4. Recite this mantra to yourself daily: Universe, please give me many opportunities to RECEIVE. Then pay attention and SAY YES when opportunities come your way. Again, only say YES to things that don’t come with strings attached or make you feel manipulated. If someone is giving to you from the goodness of their heart, please receive it from there.
5. Talk to your small kid still inside of you that doesn’t really understand she can have anything her heart desires and remind her that even if her parents won’t let her have it, someday she can have whatever she wants. Remind her she will develop the wisdom and capacity to make her own decisions about what’s right or not right for her. Mostly remind her she deserves all the good fortune the world has to offer.
6. Imagine everything you GIVE and RECEIVE as ENERGY. Also imagine any blocks you have around receiving are energy blocks. To start receiving you need to remove the energy block, which often times is created by an old story/belief that STOPS the flow of energy coming back to you. You keep the energy flowing by saying YES and KNOWING you deserve good fortune. Stories and beliefs that are anchored in our subconscious have an energy about them that says NO to good fortune. Think about that.
7. Make it a point to become a GOOD RECEIVER. Say YES as opportunities come your way!
In 2010 set the intention you’ll start receiving all the good fortune you can possibly handle. Make a commitment to build your receiving muscle. You already have one, vow to get it back in shape!
(c) 2009 Cari Vollmer Life On Track, LLC
