YOU EVOLVE NEWSLETTER
October 2004
Lori Hamann©


Great Quote 
"The more easily you can receive, the more easily the universe can give to you."  Sanaya Roman 


Abundantly Receiving

Far too often we find it so easy to give, and so difficult to receive.  For some reason, we are uncomfortable with the notion of receiving money or other offerings that we have not officially worked for, or earned.   Those "reasons" lie somewhere within our belief system patterns, and our level of self worth.  

Maybe you were taught as a child, "It is better to give than to receive."  Possibly you were parented or mentored by someone who taught that you must work very hard to earn money or earn your way to the top, and thus created the belief that if you did not work hard for it you were not worthy of it.  

Many times I have asked clients and participants on my tele-classes, "How would it feel if I gave you $100.00?"  Most of the time the response is, "uncomfortable", "embarrassed", or "I wouldn't let you give me that".   Some participants say "Thank you!"   

What would be your response to a random gift of money?  What if it was $100,000?  What if it was $1?  This is a good exercise to assess your comfort level in regard to receiving.  If you comfort level is low, what do attribute this to?  Do some soul searching - it pays to be clear of what is in the way and do what you need to do. It is your belief?  Is it feeling inadequate or not worthy?  Are you undeserving? 

If you struggle with receiving in your life, know that you will struggle creating the "life of your dreams".  You need to be willing to accept the good that comes to you, and learn to expect that that kind of good is always coming your way. 

Thinking and feeling" it's not ok to be on the receiving end" will again set you up for an out picturing of lack in your life.  You must be willing to soften your resistance to receiving, inch by inch in order to allow the flow of wealth and prosperity to bless your life.   My hope is that one day you will be in joyous thankfulness and radiate deservingness.  You deserve to receive!

Top 8  Ways to Become a Better Receiver

1.  Keep giving with love, and allow the cycle to complete itself.  Let God and the Universe love you back. 
 
2.  Relax into your self worth - don't fight so hard to prove you don't deserve - you do.  You were born deserving just like you were born with your soul.  It just is.

3.  Say "thank you" vs. "oh, you shouldn't have."  Watch all the ways in your life that you allow yourself to close the receiving door - many times with a slam!

4.   Make a conscious decision to be open to receiving in your life.  You are at choice, all the time, a powerful creator.  Deciding to receive and taking steps can create a landslide of abundant flow. 

5.   Affirm, "I am a receiver, and I allow wealth to flow into my life".  Find an affirmation you can stand behind, and one that feels good to you.  It could be as simple as "open to receive...open to receive....."

6.   Practice loving yourself right into worthiness.  You know, we all have some of those issues creep up at times, but keep them in check.  Honor yourself and love yourself enough to put yourself first because your self worth is worth it.  

7.  Give up the notion of working hard and earning - get your emotions lined up with the joys of "ask and you shall receive" (this is much better isn't it?)

8.  Know that the better you can receive, the more you will attract abundance.  You are a receiver yes, and also a "receiver" meaning, in a vibration and attraction based universe, you need to set your dial to tune into what you want - and when you do, boom.  Your receiving, in both terms of the word. 

9.  Ask for guidance.  Prayer and intention are very, very powerful.  Consider asking for some specific guidance on how to become a better receiver.  You may just get something like a whisper, a thought, an intuition, a synchronicity, that says - slow down, be patient, forgive yourself, forgive another, let go of control, be true to you...

Have a beautiful week,
Lori

Lori Hamann © 2004

Feature Article:  So You've Been Disappointed, Again.

We have all had experiences in which we have been disappointed.  You plan for life to be a certain way, and it doesn't turn out the way you thought it would, or the way you had intended it to be.  It could be the simpler things in life, like you weighed yourself after dieting for 2 weeks and gained a pound.  Or bigger things, maybe you planned for a job that you were quite certain was "yours" in every aspect of the term, and for some reason, it didn't pan out.   You find yourself feeling - disappointed.  Maybe disappointed is not the right word for some, it could be frustration or depression or grief - but whatever the term, we know that we don't feel to good about it.  

Think about the last time you felt disappointed.  Where did you thoughts go?  Did you find yourself decreasing your "desire" so as to lessen the disappointment?  For example, did you say, "I didn't want that job anyway", or "I didn't really think I would lose any weight, I never do".  In effort to deal with disappointment we decrease our desires and we decrease our wants, so that when disappointment happens it just doesn't feel as bad.  People say, expect the worst, then when the best happens you can be happy, but when the worst happens you won't even flinch.  

It's perfectly ok to reframe and essentially change your vibration about a subject, however, there are reframes that help us to move in the direction of what we want...and reframes, like those above, that move us in the direction of what we don't want. 

You maybe have found an unhealthy way, a "coping mechanism" per say to help you deal with disappointment...but according the the law of attraction, you are not allowing wealth and prosperity to easily flow into your life.  Which would you like more?  Do you want to be prosperous or do you want to merely cope?  I know the answer to that!

So, when you feel disappointed with your outcome....here is what to do. 

• Stand the space that you are a conscious creator, and that you are open to the possibility of your higher purpose.  You hold great power in this space.

• When you feel disappointed, notice it, and take it as a guidance that you could shift.

• Decide what shift you want to make.

• Choose thoughts that are in alignment with what you truly want to create in your life - "the perfect career is coming my way, and will be here at some point if I let it."

• If you can't make the leap into reframing those thoughts quite yet, then take good care of yourself, and honor yourself enough to want to feel better.

• Trust that you might be closer than you think in moving on, forward, or ahead. 

• Trust that everything that you need and want has already been given to you, and you need just allow for physical manifestation. 

• Stand in the place of gratitude, appreciation, and joy for what is - the is the highest vibrational state and good things will flow to you.  

• Remember the feeling of disappointment or any negative feeling for that matter is not "bad" but it's what you decide to do with it that makes or breaks the flow of prosperity and abundance...remember you are a conscious creator.  

Have a beautiful week,
Lori