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Self Care Newsletter Vol#67 Week #1 "Receiving is the same as giving. Receiving is giving someone else the opportunity to give." Unknown
Published 21 days ago • 7 min read
Rejuvenate & Thrive
NURTURE YOUR ESSENCE
Focus:
Receiving Is Allowed
"When I loved myself enough, I began leaving whatever wasn't healthy. This meant people, jobs, my own beliefs and habits—anything that kept me small. My judgement called it disloyal. Now I see it as self-loving."
Kim McMillen
Your Weekly
Intentional & Sustainable Self-Care Newsletter
Volume #67
Receiving Is Allowed
When I think back to how uncomfortable I was with receiving—whether it was a compliment, a gift, or help from my immediate circle—I see it so clearly now. I would automatically deflect, offering a compliment in return just to take the spotlight off myself because I couldn't handle it. I enjoyed giving to others until I realized that I had created this one-way dynamic that was a reflection of my inner imbalance. I realized I gave but could not receive because I had become numb and distant to myself.
When I embraced having a loving relationship with myself, I understood it is truly an inside journey. The better I treat myself also shows others how to treat me. Receiving is allowed, and for energy to flow in harmonious balance, it must move back and forth. I am dismantling the "Hyper-Independence Tax" and giving myself permission to be poured into.
We live in a world that praises the "hustle" and the "give," but rarely celebrates the "receive." But look at your own body: if you only exhaled and never inhaled, you wouldn't last a minute. Receiving is not a sign of weakness; it is a mechanical necessity for sustainability.
Chakra Activation: Sacral Chakra (Svadhisthana) Flow: The Open Vessel To receive, we must activate our center of flow, pleasure, and abundance. The Sacral Chakra, located just below the navel, is the seat of our "deservingness."
The Physical Anchor: Place both hands gently on your lower abdomen, palms facing inward.
The Visualization: Imagine a warm, glowing orange light, like a sunset, swirling in your pelvic bowl. Imagine this light is a soft, liquid pool.
The Breath: Inhale slowly for five counts, imagining that orange light expanding to the edges of your body. Exhale for five, but instead of "pushing" the air out, imagine you are simply "letting it go" while staying open.
The Affirmation: Whisper or think: "I am a worthy vessel. I do not have to earn the goodness that flows to me."
The Seal: Relax your shoulders and soften your belly, maintaining that "open" feeling for this day.
The Strategist's View: As a strategist, I look at receiving as infrastructure.
The Hyper-Independence Tax: When you refuse help, you pay in time, exhaustion, and isolation. Receiving help is a "strategic shortcut" to your goals.
The Gift-Giver's Joy: When you deny someone the chance to give to you, you are actually stealing their joy of giving. Receiving is an act of generosity to the giver.
The Worthiness Audit: If you feel like you have to "work" for every good thing, you are operating on a "Transactional Model." We are moving to an "Abundance Model" where your existence is enough of a qualification to receive.
Food for Thought: If your cup is always full of "doing," where is the room for "receiving"? Are you keeping your life so busy and crowded that the blessings you've been praying for have no place to land?
Wisdom Insight: The ocean doesn't beg the rivers to flow into it; it simply stays low and open. True power is not in the struggle to get, but in the stillness that allows. This day, lower your guard and let the tide come in.
Be Blissful,
Dr. MoJo: Self-Care Strategist
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This essential collection, created by Dr. MoJo, guides you through a profound journey of self-discovery and energetic alignment, spanning from the grounding Earth Star and Root to the divine connection of the Crown Chakra.
Each of the eight energy centers (Earth Star, Root, Sacral, Solar Plexus, Heart, Throat, Third Eye, and Crown) is addressed with its own dedicated, transformative recording paired with an in-depth eBook to solidify your understanding and practice.
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Welcome to this sacred space where giving is honored AND receiving is welcomed. This week, we're exploring the transformative practice of allowing yourself to receive—to accept help, compliments, support, love, rest, abundance, and kindness without deflecting, minimizing, or immediately reciprocating. Receiving is not selfish or weak; it's an essential part of the flow of life, and you are allowed to open your hands and heart.
Food For Thought:
Nourishment for Your Soul: Opening to What's Being Offered
How many times have you deflected a compliment this week? How often have you refused help you actually needed? How quickly do you say "I'm fine" when someone offers support? How uncomfortable do you feel when someone gives to you without you being able to give back immediately?
Consider this: When you refuse to receive, you're not just denying yourself—you're denying the giver the opportunity to express their care, you're teaching others that you're not someone who needs or accepts support, and you're reinforcing your own belief that you're only valuable when you're giving. Receiving is not selfish; refusing to receive is disconnection.
Honoring Your Capacity to Receive:
The Feminine Art of Allowing
There's a deeply ingrained pattern many women carry: we're excellent givers but terrible receivers. We're always helping others but refuse help ourselves. We deflect compliments, minimize our needs, apologize for taking up space, and feel guilty when someone does something kind for us. We've been trained to give, serve, nurture, and support—but receiving? That feels selfish, uncomfortable, even wrong.
Understanding that receiving is allowed means: accepting that you're worthy of receiving simply because you exist, not because you've earned it through giving, releasing guilt when others offer help, support, or kindness, allowing yourself to need and to let those needs be met, receiving compliments without deflecting or minimizing, accepting rest without feeling you must earn it first, letting love, abundance, and goodness flow to you, and understanding that receiving honors the giver as much as it blesses the receiver.
This week, we honor your right to receive and celebrate your willingness to open your hands and heart to what's being offered.
"You can't pour from an empty cup. Take care of yourself first."
Unknown
Giving Yourself TIME to RECEIVE A Moment of Each Day.
WISDOM FROM SPIRITUAL MOTHERS & FATHERS
Louise Hay:
"I deserve to receive. I am worthy of all good things."
Maya Angelou:
"I sustain myself with the love of family."
Iyanla Vanzant:
"When you stand and share your story in an empowering way, your story will heal you and your story will heal somebody else."
Closing: Heart-to-Heart
Dearest one, remember that learning to receive is not about becoming selfish or taking advantage—it's about restoring balance to a system that's been one-sided for too long. Just as the ocean receives rivers and rain while also giving moisture to the air, you are meant to both give and receive in the natural flow of life.
With celebration of your sacred receiving,
Your Self-Care Strategist 💕
P.S. Beautiful soul, if you're reading this and cringing at the thought of receiving without "earning it" or "paying it back," please take a breath into your tender heart. That discomfort is years of conditioning telling you that your only value is what you do for others. But here's the truth: babies receive everything and give nothing practical in return, yet we don't question their worthiness. Your existence alone makes you worthy of care, love, and support. Start today with one small act of receiving—let someone buy you coffee, accept one compliment without minimizing, or take a nap without guilt. Just one. Notice that the world doesn't end. Notice that receiving doesn't make you selfish. Notice that it actually feels good to let someone care for you. That's the beginning of balance. You've been giving for so long. It's time to let yourself receive.
"We must give more in order to get more. It is the generous giving of ourselves that produces the generous harvest."
Orison Swett Marden
Join Ignite Your Inner YOU Community where it starts and ends with you BECOMING Intentionally YOU! It's time to start BETTING ON YOU!
Pricing Options:
Monthly: $20/month
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Annually: $240/year
Call-to-Action: "Don’t wait to start your journey. Click below to join Ignite Your Inner You Community!!!
"Your Healthy MoJo~Self-Care Strategist: The Chakra Series."This essential collection, created by Dr. MoJo, guides you through a profound journey of self-discovery and energetic alignment, spanning from the grounding Earth Star and Root to the divine connection of the Crown Chakra.
Each of the eight energy centers (Earth Star, Root, Sacral, Solar Plexus, Heart, Throat, Third Eye, and Crown) is addressed with its own dedicated, transformative recording paired with an in-depth eBook to solidify your understanding and practice. Individually, each Chakra recording and eBook bundle is available for $25.00, offering a powerful, focused self-care strategy.
However, when you purchase two or more Chakra bundles, the price drops to just $20.00 each. Start your personalized healing journey today and feel the difference of a balanced, vibrant self.
Subscribe to the Intentional Self-Care newsletter and join a community of women ready to reclaim their well-being. Expect inspiring insights, actionable tips, affirmations, and transformative self-care wisdom designed to uplift, empower, and nurture your heart and soul each day.
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