One of the main reasons why people usually do not receive more from life is because of a very simple but too disabling mental posture, and it is because they are bad receivers and have not learned to be a good receiver, they do not feel good receiving, on no plane, no praise, money, gifts or even love.
One of the main causes of these difficulties in receiving is the saying "It is better to give than to receive. " This saying is a distortion of a biblical verse in Acts chapter 20 verse 35, where it says "There is more joy in giving than receiving. " Here we can see the reality of the matter, there is more joy when you give than when you receive, at no time do you say that it is better.
Giving and receiving are two sides of the same coin. If you give, someone receives. Imagine if you give something and the other person gives it back or pouts. You would probably feel very bad. Therefore, receiving is part of the equation, and it is equally important to receive the gifts of life with joy.
Learning to give is as important as learning to receive
And another reason to be a bad recipient is because many people feel unworthy or undeserving to receive. They dislike receiving, as if they are not valuable enough to do so. Every time they receive a compliment, they feel obligated to return it, rather than to receive it with joy. If they earn more money than usual, for example, they feel bad because others earn less, or because they feel that what they did is not so important.
All of these reasons stem from mental conditioning, from what you think you are. The first thing is, then, to see yourself as you really are, as a valuable being, who deserves to receive the details of life, who has done a good job and for that the reward is given to you. And if someone gives you with love, receive it, let that person feel the great joy that giving is.
And, you may have guessed, being a good receiver allows you to receive more. There is nothing wrong with wanting to receive. What's more, if you are a good receiver, it will almost always give you joy to be a better giver. Receiving does not make you proud or mean. It makes you more grateful.
So, from now on, thankfully receive the favors that life gives you, and you will see how all the magic begins, you become more joyful, you give joy to others, and life gives you more.
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Guillermo Mendoza Vélez www.SaludMentalyEmocional.com
