I had an experience the past few days I’d like to share and what I learned about “receiving.” I got a message from a gentleman who was asking for people to read his book and write a review. The book looked interesting to me and was on a topic I enjoy reading about, so I agreed to read it.
After I wrote the review he asked if he could give me a gift. “Sure!” I was not expecting a gift, but why not. I am open to receiving! He proceeded to give me three choices. Some I was more interested in than others, but in the end, none of them really fit my needs at the time.
I explained this to him and he said, “There is only one way to find out if the gifts would help. Although there is a way to make sure they absolutely do not help, which, of course, would be to not receive them. That, or course, is up to you.”
I pondered this for a bit and I had many thoughts run through my head, like:
He’s being so pushy.
He’s accusing me of not receiving.
He’s trying to manipulate me into working with him somehow.
Why does he care if I receive one of his gifts or not?
What else does he want from me?
I realized, he’s a coach as well, and he was just pointing out the facts to me. So I took a deep breath, and I realized these were just my thoughts causing me to feel anxious, and manipulated. In the calmness of my heart I asked myself, “What do I really need right now?” and I trusted what came through my intuitive thoughts. This is what I heard…
You know what your next steps are, and you have everything you need to be successful in those, right now. What he has to offer is valuable, but not what you need right now. The universe will always deliver what you need, when you need it. You are still receiving, even if you decline his offers.
I wrote him a thank you text and cordially declined his offers, wishing him good luck. He wished me “the best” in return.
I knew that I wasn’t NOT receiving, I just wasn’t receiving what he had to offer. I was reminded of something my coach said, “Put value out into the world. It may not come back to you by those you served, but it will come back to you. Perhaps by someone else or in other ways, but it will come back to you.”
I knew I had done just that. I had served someone else and that someone would serve me in return; in just the way that I needed it, when I needed it. I didn’t need to feel pressured into receiving the gifts he offered. I could still get a gift, or something in return, even if it was just a warm feeling from serving him.
This helped me to opened myself to receiving the magic the universe has to offer. Only at a more perfect time, in a magical way. I just need to believe it and trust it. I call this faith.
Hope this helps someone today.
Lots of love!
