When you look around at the conditions of your life as they are today, would you say that you are satisfied, or do you yearn for much more? Even if your life is comfortable and basically good, you may still harbor big dreams in your heart that you hope to fulfill one day.
The important question to consider is, do you believe that you deserve more? Whether it’s a bigger or nicer home, a better job, a loving relationship, or physical wellness, your beliefs about whether you deserve them or not acts as a gatekeeper, allowing or repelling the things you want to receive.
You may have been taught by well-meaning parents or guardians that it’s selfish or greedy to want more, and that you should just be happy with what you already have because there are many people who have much less than that. Being grateful for what you have is a wonderful thing, of course, but there is also nothing wrong with wanting a more comfortable and enjoyable life experience.
In fact, it’s actually good to want more because as you allow yourself to dream and imagine a much more expanded life experience for yourself and those around you, life begins flowing more opportunities and blessings your way. This not only benefits you, but everyone that you could potentially bless in return. Rather than living your life with a constricted survival mentality, you are able to be fully open to the miracles that life has to offer and start thriving.
There are two key steps to take in allowing yourself to receive more:
First, give yourself permission to want more of everything that you would like to have, and deliberately let go of any limiting beliefs that were imparted to you by others. Remind yourself often that just because certain other people may believe that it’s wrong to want more, you personally do not need to be bound by those rules. Instead, start asking yourself, “If I could truly have whatever I wanted, what would it be?” Allow yourself to dream and imagine the way your life could be if there were no limits.
Next, begin rethinking your perception of what it means to be deserving. Remind yourself daily that your worthiness is not dependent on anything you do or achieve, and it has nothing to do with your financial status, your social status, what you do for a living, or where in the world you live.
Your worthiness is based purely on your own beliefs about yourself. If you believe that it’s wrong to want more or receive more, or that you don’t deserve to have anything more than you do right now, your feelings of guilt and unworthiness will keep you stuck at your current level of abundance. On the other hand, if you can start convincing yourself that you are already good, already worthy and deserving of everything good you want, those good things will be drawn to you.
Say daily, “I am a good person. I deserve to be happy. I give myself permission to receive everything that contributes to my happiness.” It may take a little time, but eventually you will begin to really believe it.
