Is this too much to ask for?
on receiving and settling + Journal prompts
Lately, I’ve been questioning myself a lot about what I have been receiving in my life. Since I believe in and work around mindset as a concept, I’ve realized that I have been settling. I have been accepting the little I receive and trying to make peace with it. I also have been asking myself, a lot about gratitude and how I need to focus on surrendering, but I can’t shake the feeling that I have been lazy when it comes to receiving in my life.
Sometimes we ask for big things but when it comes time to receive it, we settle for less. In my opinion, we don’t settle for less because we feel content, but we settle for less because somewhere we feed our limiting beliefs and get in our own way. I’ve been feeling this way as well and the more I think about it, the more I feel that I’m getting way too consumed by my limiting beliefs. I’ve realized that I ask for my desires but because I’m constantly distracted by my limiting beliefs I feel, this is the best I can receive.
I’ve always felt that we deserve so much more than we usually ask for. When it comes to our needs and wants, we wish bigger but often ask less and receive even lesser. And it’s okay to ask for more. It’s okay to desire more. I’ve often heard clients go through a dilemma between feeling content and grateful for what they receive and asking for more. In my experience gratitude as a lifestyle helps you stay grounded and builds hope when things aren’t going the way you’ve been hoping for them to go, however, it doesn’t anywhere tell you that you cannot ask for more or desire big things.
When I feel that I’m not receiving all that I need and ask for, I often look at the big distractions in my life. And most of the time I’ve noticed that my biggest distractions are excuses that I’ve been leaning on without mindfully understanding them. And these excuses are mostly my fears and unhealthy thoughts. The more I feed these thoughts the more I see my fears manifesting and I end up feeling distracted. And I am stuck in a strange loop.
In my experience, it’s never too much when you ask for something you truly desire. Perhaps it’s easier to be flexible with the way it unfolds and the time it takes to actually reach you but it’s never too much to ask.
Distractions are inevitable and sometimes it’s also a journey that we need to take in order to grow. Sometimes distractions end up teaching a lot more and it helps us restart with a better and higher frequency. We allow our higher selves to then make choices that allow us to receive mindfully.
Distractions often bring a lot of frustration and worry and that sometimes also pushes us to settle for less.
The next time you feel like you’ve been settling and not really happy with what you are receiving, I would like to bring to your attention the limiting beliefs you’ve been feeding that has been acting like your distractions and/or excuses.
Where do you think you’ve been holding on to a lot?
What fears make you feel like this is enough and you’re never going to get what you desire?
What is the biggest reason for you to settle less?
What mindset have you been operating under?
Do your fears stem from a past trauma that you haven’t had the chance to heal?
There are always a lot of elements to factor in before you decide to settle for what you’re receiving. In my opinion, it’s also about your self-worth and how often you put yourself on a pedestal.
We often just settle because we don’t put ourselves on a pedestal.
It’s easy for us to tell our loved ones that perhaps they could get better or do better, but we somehow don’t find the courage to tell ourselves that. Self-love plays such a major role when it comes to what we choose to receive. This is not to say that we should blame ourselves and feel guilty about what we receive however it always helps to pause and reflect. It always helps to pause and ask us questions that can help us redirect and realign.
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