Section III: The Abundance Formula of Giving and ReceivingLike breathing, with inhalation and exhalation, the abundance formula flows with a rhythm of giving and receiving. Abundance flows in and out. When you are in Scarcity mode, which doesn’t feel good-even if it feels familiar, the flow is blocked. Your giving and receiving is out of whack and the formula is not working. Since giving and receiving are so crucial to feeling abundant, it is important to take a look at your own thoughts and feelings around these actions. Are you giving with hesitancy or joy? Are you receiving with gratitude or guilt? Check out the following exercise and see where you stand on giving and receiving. It can be a big eye opener. How Do You Give and Receive?Wondering how you are giving and receiving?Is Your Abundance Formula working? Get a small notebook that you can bring with you, or use at the end of the day. Whenever you give or receive something, write it down in the notebook. Everything you give or receive. I'm talking about money, food, clothes, advice, compliments, tickets, toys, kisses, hugs, insults... everything! Now in the beginning, just record what they are and whether it was given or received. You could make two columns for ease of use. You'll be surprised about how much you write for just one day. Do this for a few days until you see a trend of how much you observe as given and received. Once you get into this habit of recording, add this next element. With each item given or received, record the feelings you observe. The first feelings and secondary feelings. Sometimes you may feel good immediately and then not-so-good afterward. Sometimes, it is the opposite. That will give you a clue into how you really feel and the energy you put out. You may find that you feel good when you receive a compliment, but then go into self-criticism almost immediately. That is good information! Remember to not judge yourself for your discoveries. This is all information gathering here. It is helping you to get an understanding of why this flow of abundance is not flowing your way. It is helping you diagnose so you can later make new choices for yourself. It is a tool to stop the knee-jerk programming you have been working under for so long.
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