why is asking so hard? - by Isabel - Mind Mine

receiving openly is a practice

Our ability to accept generosity from others governs a significant portion of our potential to grow and expand. There is a limit to what we can provide for ourselves. We can be self-sufficient and independent, while accepting help and gifts from others. To accept gifts is not to admit you are inadequate, it is to allow your universe to expand by welcoming others into it, by accepting their love. My attention was turned to this topic when I noticed a common theme running through all of my and my friends’ problems: we were having trouble asking for (and accepting) what we wanted/needed. When…

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