“To give and to receive are one in truth.” This affirmation from A Course in Miracles is in my awareness of late.
I am a giver. In the past I have been an over-giver. Giving was, and is, a core value in my family. While I am so grateful that being open-hearted and generous of spirit was part of my upbringing, I am now having to integrate the truth that in order to give we need to know how to receive.
Two years ago I received a message from my higher self that I needed to develop a sense of “energetic entitlement” around receiving. The visual was a template located at my solar plexus that needed expanding.
Since that time, I have actively worked on my ability to receive, not only spiritually and emotionally, but materially. Just as unpleasant emotions flow on the same current as pleasant emotions, giving and receiving are two sides of the same coin. We cannot fully do either, unless we can do both.
As my life continues to unfold, I am aware that giving and receiving are one in truth – with receiving now supporting the giving instead of the other way around.