“Until we can receive with an open heart, we are never really giving with an open heart.” ~Brene Brown
This is an amazing time of year. As the year is drawing to a close there is a unique spirit in the air.
Business focus shifts. People smile and care in a little different way. In this season, giving flows with ease.
How do you give and receive?
How does your team give and receive?
When I watch how people give and receive I see joy, purpose and connection. I also see awkwardness, discomfort, and sadness.
The latter observation is why I started this post with Brene Brown’s quote. My view is there is a very interesting connection between the willingness to receive and what is given to you by the universe and people.
I have to admit it, I have always been a better giver than receiver.
Once, years ago, I yelled at a girlfriend for putting food on my plate in a restaurant. The food was given with love and care, yet I could not accept it. After a scene, raised voices, and hurt feelings, my friend who had graciously shared her food with me, pointed out how selfish I was in her view. Her scolding has stuck with me. The sorrow and hurt look in my girlfriend’s eyes are, to this day, a visual reminder that receiving is an art and skill.
Being open to receiving shapes who we are, how others care for us and what comes to us. That day I learned my giving set the stage for others to be open to giving. Minutes later, when I lacked the ability to receive, I experienced another shift.
We are often taught the art and skill of giving as a child and thus have much practice at it. Cultivating the skill and art of receiving can be much more challenging. It was and is for me — it is not a skill I began practicing in earnest until I was in my twenties.
Have you cultivated the skill of receiving gifts, feedback, and compliments?
Will you open your heart and demonstrate your receiving skills?
What might be the impact if you receive as well as you give?
Are you open to the opportunities receiving might bring?
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