What IS receiving? Do we
even know? Usually, in this reality, it is 'taking'. Someone gives us something
and we take it, mostly, not to disappoint them. Is this receiving? Do we ever
even receive the gifts that someone truly gifts? When we take, what does this
create? What energy is this?
When we truly receive the
gift, that receiving as the 'true receiving' is a gift to the gifter! and to
us! It's a two-way-street! Have you ever given a gift and the moment they
opened it and 'got it' was really weird and awkward? I wonder, did they really
receive the gift you gave? And, what did that not-receiving create in your
universe?
On the other hand, have you
ever given a gift that was really received? If yes, (lucky you!), what did that
create in your universe? More space? More Joy? Expansion?
True receiving is amazing!
And it's not taught in this
reality. It's all about giving and taking. We also learn to take from the
earth. Have you noticed, when you go into a forest, that there is a different
energy? We always refer to nature as the healer. We find peace and ease and joy
in nature. Yes? What is that? What if we are being received by the trees, by
the flowers, by the creek, by the rocks? totally received? Which means without
judgment. We can 'be'. There are no expectations, no projections, there is also
no separation. The trees don't separate from us, the don't try to figure out
what we're doing there, they don't judge our body! They totally receive us.
And, what does that create for us? Is there more space, do we forget about
stress and anxiety? Where did all the thoughts go that seemed to have haunted
us up until we entered the forest? They seem to go away. Yes? Our bodies relax
and enjoy the space that there is. What receiving, as a space and an energy, is
possible for us, all the time? What if we CAN receive us, the being, like the
trees and the flowers do?
With no judgment? And where
do we even start?
A way to start receiving
and entering that amazing space of receiving, true receiving, could be by
practicing gratitude. Would you be willing to be grateful for you and for your
body? 5 minutes each morning? Grateful for the sun, the rain, the rocks, the
flowers, fruit, the trees, for this entire beautiful planet earth? Grateful for
you, that you, with everything going on in your life, are STILL HERE! Would you
be willing to look at you from the 'eyes' of a tree?
True receiving will be
different for each one of us. It's a space.
Once you start receiving
you, the being, from the space of gratitude, you will create a different
possibility. You will be the gift to you and to the world. You will be the gift
to the trees when you truly receive their receiving of you.
If you have a favorite
tree, what if you went there, sat by it for a while and asked it "Please,
would you please show me what receiving is?" and just be there with the
tree. It might take a little practice, and I know you can do it.
What receiving is possible
now that we have never even considered?
