Open to receive were words I was contemplating after a conversation with a dear friend. I was taken aback when she told me that I needed to be open to receive… that I was too busy giving and never stopped to allow others to give.
Now, you can imagine how struck I was to hear these words reverberate within me.
Me?
Not open to receive?
How could anyone have that image of me? I asked her to remind me of an incident when I was not open to receive? She didn’t point out any particular moment … in a position like that, it’s hard to learn from the lesson without a reference point.
In this introspection I will admit that I discovered that I do not tend to ask for anything. Yet… at the same time, I think I do. … and perhaps that is where I am misjudged.
Of my friends… I ask for their company… I am fulfilled with their company and their conversations – that everything they offer are gifts beyond my expectations… I’m humbled.
Of my co-workers or associates I ask for their “best”. I ask for their commitment, time and to honor ‘their word’.
Of my family… I ask … that they allow me to LOVE them, anything they give me beyond that… is above and beyond what I am expecting; I am humbled that I can share in their life.
Feeling Loved and that someone Cares for me, my ideas, projects and dreams… is what moves me. When the people that are drawn into my world enjoin me in my quest… this truly makes my life even more magical than I could ever imagined it would be.
To Love people and to have them Love me back, for them to share in my life and I in theirs is truly (for me) being Alive.
Perhaps the only thing I am guilty of quietly asking is: TO BE LOVED.
Daisy Says: Open to receive LOVE.
