There is always a balance in the universe and we can only receive as much as we are willing to give. With awareness we can observe – with love not judgment – how we feel about giving. Are you reluctant when you go to pay for a product or service and haggle over its value? Where does your sense of fair value come from?
Our self worth and the value we place on our self can often be reflected in the value we see in the service and products offered by others. The feelings we experience when we perceive a level of value in something we are offered is the key indicator. If your “value button” is pushed then chances are your opinion may not be objective and market based – chances are your opinion is based on the mirror of self worth. Think about this next time you are “unimpressed” by the worth of something outside of your self.
Here is an excerpt from a book by Dr John Demartini from “How to Make a Hell of a Profit and Still Get to Heaven”
Two Sides Of The Fair-Exchange Equation
By Dr John Demartini
“When you have difficulty receiving, you impede your giving. Likewise, when you have difficulty giving, you impede your receiving. Because the universe remains in perfect balance, these two sides of the fair-exchange equation are synchronous and balanced, even though they’re not initially and outwardly apparent to most people. The universe conserves its creations and destructions, its giving out through white stars and taking in through black holes. You’re no different. Anytime you imagine yourself giving something for nothing or getting something for nothing, you lower your perceived self-worth.
It’s your self-worth that determines your self-wealth or what you’ll allow yourself to be, do, and have in life. Your heavenly self-worth is directly proportionate to how well you can equalize and maximize your giving and receiving.”
Thank you Dr John for your words of wisdom!
Love and light always
Jen
Remember “Keep it Simply Spiritual”
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JoannJ
thank you for your comment.
Receiving, or our ability to receive, is in direct reflection of our feelings of self worth. There are many things that affect our opinion of self worth from the moment of our conception. We can live in the past analysing until the cows come home on where we think our experience was detrimental to our self esteem. We may never discover that. What we can do is be aware that self worth is the root of the issue and work in the present moment to feel differently about self and about life.
You have experienced powerful life events and now they are in the past and the only time to revisit them is to learn from them and to love them. There are different ways we can do this. The point is not to revisit the past to re-experience the story and emotional attachment. I did that for twenty years after being a “victim of gang rape”. Instead of being raped once I was raped for over twenty years. I found ways to look at the event for what it was and moved on with wonderful learnings about myself and my personal power under any circumstance. It’s my choice to do so.
Learning to be in the present moment and seeing myself here and now is where I know I am worthy of loving myself as I am. This enables me to give and receive freely.
“Whatever I have done or not done, I am worthy of love” Dr John Demartini
Wishing you love and light and deepest gratitude for sharing on this blog.
Jen
Due to grief and loss, I have personally found it so much more rewarding to give unconditionally and have been extremely “blind” when it comes to receiving.
Now in my 6O’s, seriously pondering my state of equilibrium and anxious to see the “light”
Giving openly is as natural as breathing, receiving is far more difficult and painful.
Yes giving and receiving are the same and this is why we can only receive according to our willingness to give. Giving freely without thought of recompense is the surest way to receive the infinite abundance of the universe. When giving becomes as natural as breathing – without thought or planning etc then the heart is truly open to receive.