As we are half way through our year of 2009 I felt this was a good time to remind ourselves about the universal flow of giving and receiving. When was the last time you received something that you really needed or wanted? I know for myself life has a magical way of giving me everything that I need. For instance, last month I needed a new couch and dining table. After tirelessly looking for the right pieces one entire day and coming up empty I surrendered to the fact that the new furniture that I needed was not going to come immediately as I wanted. So the next morning I went for a walk with my dog and found the perfect couch and table right around the corner from where I lived and the price was free. Absolutely amazing manifestation I thought. This new furniture coming to me so easily & effortlessly was simply part of the universal law of receiving.
Let explore this law of receiving a bit more shall we. First off I would like to say receiving is simply giving. Well, what does that mean? It means when you are receiving something you need or want it is actually a form of giving. All of life is about giving. So when you are receiving you are giving to yourself. This is important to understand. Many of us are still struggling with these concepts and that is why I am elaborating about this subject in this article.
Recently I met a very successful book author who travels around the globe. This author has already sold over 10 million copies of his book and is going strong. Anyhow, when I was visiting with this book author he was mentioning how expensive it was to get a hotel room with where he needed to be for his next book signing. Someone nearby mentioned that they had a nice place where he and his companion could stay free of charge and it was in the area of where they needed to be the next morning. Even though this book author is very enlightened………he was unable to receive the unconditional free of charge place to stay because he is uncomfortable with receiving. Now, the book author and I even had a conversation about giving and receiving. When he receives then he is actually giving to himself. Yet, he was unable to allow himself to receive the natural universal gifts that were flowing his way to make his life easier.
How many of us do this? Turn down beautiful opportunities or offerings because we are stubborn or don’t feel worthy or simply cannot accept for whatever reason. Well, how about we allow ourselves to flow with the universal law of receiving. It truly makes things easier. Even if we are used to being the giver ask yourself if you can take a turn of being the receiver.
Now for those of you who are not receiving what you need or want…….try this on for size…………….try giving the exact thing that you are desiring to receive. If it is money you want to receive then you may want to consider giving your money to receive more money. If it is a loving relationship that you want to receive then consider giving that love you so much want to receive and give it unconditionally to others. This is how your flow increases by you simply giving. Flowing like a river is how you want to feel in the areas of giving and receiving. That is simply how the law works.