Accessing Abundance by Teresa Romain

Accessing Abundance by Teresa Romain: "RECEIVE the Abundance that Comes Your Way! For the principle of accessing abundance to work, you must be able to RECEIVE it. Most of us have grown up with the message that 'it is better to give than to receive.' For example, when you were given or offered something as a child, your parents may have told you that you shouldn't accept it with a polite, 'Thank you, but no thank you.' This may have been especially true when it came to receiving money. You may have been taught that you are supposed to be humble, to not be proud or conceited, to 'not think too much of yourself' - and thus began a lifelong pattern of discounting, deflecting, or minimizing compliments or acknowledgment. We live in a culture (especially in the United States) where independence is highly valued and so we've grown up thinking that we should be able to 'do it by ourselves,' we're not supposed to accept charity or help, that we have to 'make it on our own.' As a result, most of us are uncomfortable receiving acknowledgments, gifts, money, and support from others. We may avoid receiving, dismiss or discount these things, and even turn down support especially when we have the thought that we don't deserve it. However, until you have actively and consciously developed your 'muscle of receiving"