David Viscott said, "To love and be loved is to feel the sun from both sides." So true.
One of the most important lessons-learned from my Year by the Water is that it is NOT always better to GIVE than RECEIVE.
It is better to give AND receive.
So many of us are so busy doing and giving to others, we don't allow them to give to us.
There is a grace in giving and a grace in receiving.
Connection is a two-way street.
Are you enjoying and being blessed by BOTH sides of the sun?
My friend Mary LoVerde, Hall of Fame speaker and author of I Used To Have a Handle On Life, But It Broke has changed my life - for good. She came to my home several years ago to"feng shui" it.
We didn't just clear out clutter, we also cleared out a lot of locked-in beliefs that were driving behavior that didn't serve me or the people around me.
For example, have you been told, "It's better to give than receive."
Not always. Mary opened my eyes to the fact that our strength taken to an extreme can become our Achilles Heel. We can over-give.
She suggested I repeat these words every day, "Receive, receive, receive."
This mantra has resulted in a heightened awareness and appreciation of the blessings and abundance in my life.
Try it and you'll see. Repeat those three words "Receive, receive, receive" as a daily habit ... and watch what happens.
This quote from Nobel Prize winner Wislawa Symborska,"The little phrase 'I DON'T KNOW' is small, but flies on mighty wings" is from Maria Popova's excellent online newsletter Brain Pickings. Brain Pickings has been called a "literary LEGO treasure chest" of thought-provoking insights on how to lead a meaningful life.
Last week's issue was about the importance of NOT KNOWING and how embracing uncertainty is one of the secrets to an intriguing #life.
Every week Maria shares "rising tide raising all humans" essays and profound quotes that help us live a right life. Well worth reading and subscribing.
A reporter asked Shark Tank investor and Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, "When you die, who do you want to come back as?" Guess what he said?
"ME!"
Who would you want to come back as ... and why?
