There is probably a direct correlation between “Happiness is Receiving” and what happened this week.
I talked about learning to allow others to help and support me. Something as simple as letting a man take my luggage down some stairs. And of course, there's the neighbor who’s been shoveling my snow.
Receiving more.
Not giving less. Just being more in balance with the whole big G, big R thing.
This week an unexpected gift showed up out of the blue. One I hadn't even thought about. I'd made a tough decision not to attend a really special weekend event that I have enjoyed for many years as a way of being mindful of where I was allocating my financial resources. Well, a certain friend told me that she knew someone who wanted to pay for me to go. I instantly knew it was her. It brought tears to my eyes. This was not a small gift—not that any gift can really be called that. She wanted me to be able to go enough to make it happen.
So I remembered what I’d been saying about receiving, took a deep breath, and said, “Okay, I will receive that.” And then I cried and gushed gratitude to her for this incredible, unexpected gift. I wanted her to reap this blessing she had given me a million times over.
Now, my friend is a total gem, and I've known it for a long time. But in a million years, I would never have thought about her giving me this unexpected gift. Things like that don’t happen to me. Sound familiar? I had even made peace with not going to the event.
But...
I'd put it out into the Universe about being willing to receive more.
And this gift was dropped right into my lap.
So, take heart, all you who are reading this. You never know when you might receive an unexpected gift. Is there something you’ve been wanting that seems just out of reach? Something you can’t afford? Something you never think will come?
Take a second right now to close your eyes and say, I am willing to receive this.
You might be surprised like I was. It just might show up from the most unexpected source, in the most unexpected way.
What could make any of us happier?