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Carolyn Smagalski
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"Everything is giving and receiving. We don't give even
tiniest alms, materially or spiritually, without receiving
something and vice versa. All progress is based on this," said
Erkki Melartin, Finnish composer. Giving and receiving are
part of the same characteristic. One is dependent on the
other. If someone plays music for you, you are the receiver.
Without that, there is little joy in creating or playing the
music.
In The Aladdin Factor by Jack Canfield and Mark Victor
Hansen, the authors point out that one of the key factors in
achieving success is being able to ask others for help,
assistance, support and funds. They identified five key
reasons why people are afraid to ask for what they want or
need:
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Ignorance – not knowing what to ask for, who to ask, or how to
ask in a way that will satisfy your need.
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Inaccurate beliefs that create the illusion of limited
boundaries – thinking that there isn’t enough; believing that
if you were truly loved, you would not have to ask; thinking
that no one cares about what you need; believing that
receiving will make you unhappy.
·
Fear of Rejection – you don’t want to look bad, ignorant, or
stupid in the eyes of others; you fear being humiliated.
·
Low self-esteem – you somehow feel that you do not deserve to
have your needs met. This is often the result of what you
were taught as a child.
·
Pride – belief that you should already know everything or that
you should not need anything.
The universe rewards action. Within the Universal Law is the
concept “Ask and you shall receive.” Rollo May, psychologist,
wrote, "If you cannot receive, your giving will be a
domination of the partner. Conversely, if you cannot give, you
receiving will leave you empty."
Deepak Chopra speaks of a universal field of consciousness in
which we are all a part of one universal state. We are one;
therefore, all that we give, we also receive and vice versa.
We must remain open to all possibilities.
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