Reginald Cuffee

Most people grew up with the familiar saying, “It is better to give than to receive”; however, very few people understand how this adage is blocking abundance from their lives. 

Is it really better to give than it is to receive? The answer for me is NO! I say this for two reasons.

First of al, if you have this belief, you are probably blocking abundance from flowing into you life, and this is occurring because you have a hard time receiving.  Think about it.  How many times have you turned down compliments for something you did?  Did you say something like “oh, it was nothing”?  Or if a friend wants to compensate you for something you did for them, how often do you say “No, I couldn’t possibly accept you money or gift.”  Have many times have seen a penny on the ground and refused to pick it up? 

If any of these examples sound familiar, you may be blocking your abundance.  If you refuse to receive what another person or the Universe is offering you, you are dishonoring that person because you are blocking his or her ability to give.  If you consistently refuse to pick up pennies off the ground the Universe offers, you are training the Universe not to give it to you because a penny is money and it no different than a million dollars to the Universe.

Second of all, in order for you or someone to give, there must be a receiver to accept what is given because giving and receiving are two sides of the same coin and both are required.  You can not have one without the other, and one is not better than the other. 

Therefore, if you intend to live a prosperous life, you must be an excellent giver and an excellent receiver, and this is one of the primary differences between prosperous people and poor people.

Prosperous people are excellent receivers.
Poor people are poor receivers.

This is not a criticism of poor people because poor people (people who have a low level of prosperity) are not less intelligent, less capable, or even less motivated than prosperous people.  They just are not open to the possibilities around them, and they are blocking the abundance from their lives. Without taking advantage of opportunities, it’s nearly impossible to grow and experience greater levels of prosperity in life.

So why, then, are most people poor receivers?

It occurs because they have accepted this meme that “it is better to give than receive”.  A meme is like a mind virus that spreads easily from person to person and affects the level of prosperity and abundance that you experience.  But if you trace this meme back to its original translation, you may be amazed what it really said.  The real adage before it was changed to the current day translation was:

It is better to be in a position to give than in a position to have to receive.

The original adage changes the whole meaning of the meme, “it is better to give than receive”.  Therefore, if you were inflected with this meme (limiting belief), you have been conditioned not to receive; however, you can reprogram you subconscious mind to willingly receive everything that comes into your life.  By everything, I mean all the events and circumstances in our lives, even though that you designate as “bad”.

To reprogram yourself, do the following:

Using your closed hand, rub over your heart center in the middle of your chest in a clockwise motion, and repeat the following declaration:

I am choosing to an excellent giver and an excellent receiver.

Repeat this reprogramming technique through out the day until you subconscious mind has accepted this truth.

By reprogramming yourself to receive, you open yourself to the blessings of God (Universe) and allow abundance to flow into your life. 

At the same time, continue to give unconditionally and with love because what you gives return back to you multiplied.  Don’t just give money, but give of your time, energy, resources, knowledge, skills, and/or talents.  I believe the more you give, the more you receive, and this is based on the universal Law of Giving and Receiving.

The Law of Giving and Receiving is one the greatest laws that you can implement to manifest prosperity when you consciously use it.  If you wish to receive anything in your life, you first need to give it unconditionally from the heart.  At the same time, you must be open to receiving it.  Many times it will come from a different source than what you gave and it may come in a different form than you expect, but it will be returned.  This law is based on spiritual and scientific teachings and principles.

From the spiritual teaching, the Law of Giving and Receiving is demonstrated as follows:

Whatever you sow (meaning whatever you plant, disseminate, disperse, or put out), you will also reap (meaning you will also receive, gain, harvest, accumulate, or get back). - Galatians 6:7

From the scientific teaching, the Law of Giving and Receiving is demonstrated as follows:
For every action (meaning for everything you do, every act, effort, or transaction), there will always be an equal or even opposite reaction (meaning there will be cause and effect or consequences and/or repercussions). -Isaac Newton’s Law of Motion.

So Give. Give. Give. And do so cheerfully and unconditionally.  It is the energy behind the giving that matters so do not give grudgingly. The Law of Giving and Receiving guarantees that you shall receive plenty for what you give if you are open to receiving it.

Now there are some people who resist giving freely.  Often some people decide not to give because they believe they do not have enough to give. They feel that if they give, they will have nothing left.  This type of belief comes from a poverty consciousness.

From a spiritual perspective, if you do not sow, you will not reap.  How can you receive what you desire, if you never give anything, and how can you receive anything if you are not open to receiving it?

From the scientific perspective, if you do nothing, nothing will happen. You must take action for something to occur because we live in a cause and effect world.

If you decide not to give for fear that there is not enough or fear of loss, you will never really experience the free flowing abundance in your life, whether it is money, joy, peace of mind, love, anything else you truly desire.

So, let today be the day that you change your level of prosperity by transforming your thoughts and renewing your mind.  Open you heart to give freely and transform the mind to receive abundantly.  When you do, you will experience a liberating awareness of abundance flowing in your life.  You realize that you can give freely without fear of ever over extending yourself or experiencing lack and scarcity because you will experience joy, love, inner peace, and an increased level of prosperity.

Namaste,

RC

written by Reginald Cuffee