Rea.Earth had a discussion about the correlation between financial stability and self-worth that I wanted to share.  She had some tidbits that particularly stood out, the most telling one is that our self-worth and ability to receive determines what we receive.  IF we don’t feel worthy and we consistently question our value, we aren’t open to receive.  She also said something that I hadn’t considered before: being open to receiving is being open to vulnerability.  We allow ourselves to be exposed when we share what we are looking for and that we are willing to take the chance to go for it.  When I heard that, all the discussions I’ve shared about taking the leap made more sense: when we take the leap we are incredibly vulnerable because we are showing what we want and if we miss it, we risk not getting it again, losing resources, whatever we put on the line to take that leap.  We don’t know if the juice is worth the squeeze so to speak. 

But when we know our value and trust that we will always receive what we are meant to have, that we are worthy of receiving, that becomes less scary.  Taking the leap doesn’t feel like a loss, it feels like an adventure.  We have trust in ourselves that we know what to do with what we have and that we have the ability to fulfill our purpose and use our power.  We know that we will put it to good use.  Worth is inherent, it isn’t granted by anyone on this planet and no amount of perceived power or judgment gives us the right to make someone feel like they need our appraisal to live. People can live how they want to live: we aren’t living their lives.  So that means in order to receive the life we want to live, we need to be open to accepting it.  That includes accepting the money for the work we do.  Our existence is valuable, our time is valuable.  We are worth more than the hourly wage we make 40 hours a week—there is no dollar amount on that.  There is no receipt for our lives. 

Take the time to remember that value and practice receiving.  Even if we have to work on the most basic tenant, like receiving a compliment.  Be honest. How often does someone say something like, “Your hair looks good today” or “That piece was really good” and we respond with a dismissive quip essentially saying it was nothing.  We don’t need to get all egoic about it and let it go to our heads—but we certainly can allow the praise into our lives and use it as fuel to continue doing what we love.  To continue on improving the things we love and sharing that with whoever we can.  We can extend our reach if we let go of what doesn’t work and accept the responsibility for the things that do work.  Not only are worthy, we are capable. That’s the crux of it: sometimes it isn’t even that we question our worth, we question our ability to handle what comes with that new sense of self.  But if we acknowledge our worth and value in the first place, there is nothing we can’t accept because we know it is meant for us and we wouldn’t have it if we weren’t.  The world gives us what we need without questioning our value—so don’t waste time questioning it either.