Worthy Wednesdays - The Art of Receiving

Today's Worthy Wednesday is all about the radical act of opening our hands, hearts, and minds to receive what life is offering. Because sometimes the bravest thing we can do is simply allow ourselves to be filled.

Let's explore the gentle art of receiving together.

🌟 WORTH

⚡ 5-Minute Action: Appreciation Inventory Set a timer for 2 minutes. Write down every compliment or form of support you've received in the past week - even the ones you brushed off. Now spend 3 minutes reading them back, letting each one land fully..

🔄 Worth Reframe: Empty Hands Catch More When we're clutching tightly to what we think we need, we miss what's being offered. Your worth isn't measured by how much you can handle alone - it's reflected in how gracefully you can receive support.

📚 Curated Resource: ​Marco Polo App​ This video messaging app helps practice receiving through asynchronous visual messages. Share daily wins and watch friends celebrate them, building your receiving muscles in a safe space

🎯 Micro-Challenge: The Thank You Experiment. For one day, replace "sorry" with "thank you." Instead of "Sorry I'm late" try "Thank you for waiting." Notice how this shifts you from shame to receptivity.

💰 WEALTH

⚡ 5-Minute Action: Money Memory Release Write down one negative money memory where you rejected abundance (declined a raise, refused help, ignored an opportunity). Now rewrite it from a receiving mindset. What could have flowed if you'd been open?

🔄 Worth Reframe:Wealth Flows Both Ways Money isn't just about what you earn - it's about what you allow. Every bill paid is wealth flowing through you. Every unexpected refund is the universe's generosity. Start seeing yourself as a worthy conductor of abundance.

📚 Curated Resource: ​Goodbudget App ​ Unlike traditional budgeting apps focusing on restriction, this app uses the "envelope system" to help you receive and allocate abundance mindfully, making peace with both incoming and outgoing flows.

🎯 Micro-Challenge: The Abundance Log For one week, record every form of wealth you receive - from found pennies to free coffee to time saved. Include non-monetary wealth too. Watch how abundance multiplies when you notice it. I’ve been doing this pretty consistently since 2016 and I love how it makes me feel.​​​​

🌿 WELLBEING

⚡ 5-Minute Action: The Body Thank You Stand in front of a mirror. Thank three parts of your body for what they receive for you - your lungs receiving air, your skin receiving touch, your eyes receiving beauty. Notice how this shifts your body relationship.

🔄 Worth Reframe: Rest is Revenue Every time you receive rest, you're banking energy for future creation. Your body isn't a machine to be pushed - it's a garden to be tended. What if receiving rest was as important as receiving income?

📚 Curated Resource: ​Sleeptown App​ This playful app turns good sleep into a game of town-building. Instead of seeing sleep as "doing nothing," watch your rest create something beautiful, making receiving downtime more appealing.

🎯 Micro-Challenge: The Help Request Ask for help with something small each day this week. Could be directions, advice, or even just asking someone to listen. Notice your resistance, practice receiving anyway.

WISDOM WHISPERER

Why this whisper? Because while Rumi is often quoted and I love him - this particular gem reminds us that receiving isn't about reaching out - it's about opening up. It suggests that abundance isn't something we chase but something we allow to emerge from within. In a world obsessed with the external chase, this ancient poet whispers about the art of internal embrace.