How To Get Better At Accepting Gifts
Published: Wed, 06/10/15
But when you learn how, everything changes.
I was running some errands around town and
asked a few people if they wanted coffee at the
local place.
Three of them said yes. All of them asked me,
and all three reached for their wallets. I told them
it was my treat.
One had an easy time accepting. One had to be
coaxed, but was finally willing to accept the gift.
And the one who was in the most tenuous financial
place (i.e. least amount of money) had a really hard
time.
In fact, after I delivered the frozen coolata, she
snuck a five dollar bill inside my desk drawer when
I wasn't looking.
At least I think she did. There's no earthly reason
why it should have been there.
I didn't argue with her about the money. I just accepted
the fact that she wasn't ready to permit fre*e coffee
beverages into her life at the moment.
And since I have relatively little problem
receiving, I put the bill in my wallet and moved along.
When you feel prepared to receive the generosity of
others, you'll be prepared to give from a place of ease...
of knowing there's plenty more where that came from.
The long answer to learning how to get better at accepting
gifts is to develop the knowing (not the "belief") that
you are strong, beautiful, whole and magnificent right now.
That you're worthy of receiving not just the good stuff
that someone wants to give you, but you're also worthy
of taking the journey of the person who grows into it.
That includes the mistakes, the encouragement of friends,
the ridicule of enemies, the behind the back talk of
"frenemies" and everything else the world can muster.
And it includes the little successes along the way to
remind you that you're not only on the right track to
success, but the journey itself is a whole lot of fun!
It's a big part of what I teach in HOW TO RECEIVE,
the book and the audio. It's what's helped people create
millions of dollars and countless hours of happiness
over the years.
The short answer is to live by this creed...
Do not deny someone else the joy of giving
by not being willing to receive from them.
Hey, we're all in this together!
Much Love,
Larry
P.S.: This note isn't going out to the general public.
It's not on the blog or anywhere else.
It's only being delivered by email to my subscribers.
HOWEVER...if you feel strongly someone could
benefit from reading it, you are welcome to pass it along.
I would suggest not sending to people who walk around
hopeless and helpless. They're not ready.
Instead I'd send it to someone who wants better stuff,
but hasn't quite figured out how to grasp it yet.
You may just turn the tide in their favor!