Are you Receiving?

Are You Receiving???

Are you receiving pleasure in every moment of the day? Are you relishing the wind in your hair? The warmth of the sun on your face? The smiles of passers-by? The giggles of children?

I realized this morning that I had to shift my awareness to be able to receive. My awareness was on producing. Making my living. Putting product into the world. But having woken up yesterday in a purely receiving state, I knew what deliciousness I was missing.

Yesterday, I woke up vibrating. My entire body was grateful for life: for the cozy covers, for the tingling feeling all over my body, for my little doggies making sweet goodmorning sounds. I was wrapped in pure pleasure, like my body was made of 70% joy instead of 70 % water. I didn’t move or think. It was just bliss. The kind I usually only feel in Maui getting a massage in a Cabana listening to ocean waves love the shore.

There I was: a Thursday. I had done my usually intention setting before bed, “May I be happier tomorrow than I was today.” But this time, it came true. Why? Because I had cleared enough of my worry and pain to be able to feel the pure, natural state of being. I was present to the abundance.

So, this morning when I woke up with a laundry list of things to do, people to call, contacts to follow up with, I wondered -- where is my bliss? My natural, God-given right to ecstasy? Oh, yes. I get it. I am not fully present. I am running after the future.

Then, taking some deep breaths I shifted my consciousness. I set free my worry. I relaxed my shoulders. I gave my thoughts of supporting myself and saving the world up to God. He’s got it all figured out anyway. He doesn’t need my help. Well, not in the worry and concern arena anyway.

Then I focused on receiving. First, I received the gifts of being healthy. Oh yeah, that feels good. I am healthy. I can breathe. Then I received the comfort of my warm bed, soft sheets and supportive mattress. Then I received some gratitude from myself for taking time to receive. Then miraculously, my body filled up with that vibrating, radiating energy…love.

If you don’t know what this feels like, imagine looking into the eyes of the person or pet you treasure most. Now feel how much they love you. Feel their unconditional vibrant joy at being in your presence. (Especially if you are thinking of a dog or cat.) You see how perfect and divine you really are. So precious.

Ahh, it feels so good.

This is the natural state. When we are clear of our judgments, worries and concerns, we are free. Free to receive.

I am going to keep receiving today. Complements, smiles, acknowledgements (from myself mostly), delicious flavors, soothing sounds (from my itunes). I am going to let each gift resonate and reverberate. I am going to let it play in my cells and swirl in my heart. I am going to pay attention to the songs of birds and say ‘thank you’ for that gift of beauty. And once I am full and nurtured and cuddled by life’s gifts, I can give them back, channel them through, radiate the love that naturally flows through my body, back to those around me: the earth, the trees, the people, the doggies.

Can you feel it? I’m radiating now. Just relax your body. Take it in. That’s right. And there it is. Delicious!