As a young adult, people marveled at my work ethic and determination. I’ve never been afraid of working hard and I’ve
come to accept this pattern as a travel companion in this lifetime.
However, the message that got lost along the way is that working
hard also requires being equally receptive to the blessings of life. What I didn’t take with me into my adult life
was owning my worthiness to receive love, receive support, receive value in
return for everything I put out into the world.
During an advanced class with my Reiki teacher one day, a
fellow student who was practicing on me asked a question. I sat up to listen to Margaret Ann’s response
and she turned around, shoved me back down on the table and said, “You need to
learn how to receive!” Lying there
stunned, I didn’t know what to say. . .
I’ve recalled this memory frequently over the years because
of the many lessons I’ve learned on what it means to receive. Images of being passive with open arms and
hands would come to mind when I thought of receiving back then.
On the contrary, receiving is full of dynamic action if
you are in the flow of welcoming in your deepest desires!
In recent weeks I’ve been meditating with the goddess Shakti
and her wisdom on the topic of femininity and receptivity. As a divine guide of the unfolding power
within our worldly experiences, she knows how to receive what she desires as
she dances and flows through the realm of the lower chakras which represent the
elements of earth, water and fire until she communes with Shiva in the heart chakra,
the chakra center of balance. As Shakti merges
with Shiva who is shining down from the heavens, revealing the divine within all
the material realm, she receives this heavenly love by conceiving and giving
birth to new creation.
I’ve learned for myself that how I receive is probably the
biggest factor when it comes to the law of attraction. Magnetizing the opportunities and experiences
you most desire, means being crystal clear on how you want to receive them.
For some, it may mean a sudden pick-up-and-go-now pivot while
others may wish for ease and flow as change for the better unfolds in their
lives. Passion, pleasure, and
inspiration may be at play with how you receive while others may wish to
experience harmony, balance, and inner calm.
The universe is ready to serve whatever meal you want. It’s up to you to decide if you want a leisurely
feast or a quick but nourishing meal on the go.
While vacationing in Yosemite Park a few years ago, I got on
a bike for the first time in well over a decade and was reminded of the joy and
pleasure bicycling gave me all those years ago as a child. This time around, I fully received that joy
without any pressures to earn it. As my
stepsister and I biked through the forest one afternoon, we communed with a
family of deer among other wildlife and explored hidden treasures within the
landscape.
This year, the autumn equinox, the time of receiving
abundance, lands on September 22nd, making it an 8 day in
numerology. Eight represents the
infinity symbol and the balanced flow of giving and receiving through which the
power of transformation unfolds.
There is the phrase, “It’s not what you say, but how you say
it.”
For me, the flipside of that phrase is, “It’s not what you
receive, but how you receive it.”
This fall season I am intentionally receiving with gratitude
and appreciation, ease and grace, and the joy and pleasure that will inspire creative
flow in all areas of life.
How will you choose to receive with intention during this
time of harvest and abundance?
Share in the comments.
