Your capacity to receive is greater than you think

Lately, my meditations have focused on the art of receiving.

Looking back at my life, I can see that receiving has been uncomfortable, sticky at best. I've closed off to compliments, denied gifts, and shut down when I could have expanded.

I think a lot of us do this on different levels. Often, we unconsciously worry that it will create an obligation, that we will owe the other person something. We can believe that we are undeserving of the praise. We can shy away from attention because we're used to hiding.

I was reminded of a moment years ago, when I was part of a speaking event. I was happy to be "on stage," speaking about what I knew. That was the easy part. Later on, I was collecting materials and shrinking down so that I didn't get in anyone's way. A friend shouted out to me, "Jennifer, take up space!" and something clicked. I realised that I was afraid to take up space at the expense of another. The reality is that there is plenty for each of us. I didn't want to be intrusive, in the way, a burden, or a bother. And I wasn't.

When you consider these points, you may recognise something that resonates in you, or maybe something else entirely. I want to be like that friend was for me, and remind you that there is space for you, your thoughts, your emotions, your expression. There is enough for you to receive all that is being offered to you.

When we deny ourselves this space to be, we deny ourselves all that the universe has to offer. And there is a lot. Each refusal of something positive closes off a part of us that could be expressed. Each denial stops us from seeing greater truths within. These moments may seem small, but they indicate deeper difficulties, ways you fight with yourself, ways you stop your own unfolding and capacity to receive.

A few months ago, I woke up to this bit of wisdom: My boundaries are strong, and so my capacity is great.

Take a moment to consider this. When our boundaries are clear and communicated, the energy clears so that we do not feel overburdened by receiving. And then you can do more, experience more, love more, enjoy more. If you are lacking, it is because you are denying.

Take some time over the coming days to meditate on the following:

• If I could allow my receiving to open just a little more, even if it feels uncomfortable, what doors could open for me?
• If I could see myself through the eyes of my friends and loved ones, what could I appreciate?
• How does my discomfort in receiving make me small?
• How do I continue to hide, diminish, and make myself small?

In truth, there is plenty for all of us, and the world wants to support our abundance and growth. What will you consciously begin to change today?

Sending blessings for ease in receiving.

- Jennifer

P.S. If you'd like support with this, you're invited to join the Sovereign Boundaries masterclass series next month. You can learn more, and receive your discount, here