Creating what you want: Step 5

Step 5: Open yourself up to receiving

Now that you've shifted your focus (Step 1), gotten clear on what you'd like more of in your life (Step 2), set some juicy and attainable goals for yourself (Step 3), and started taking action (Step 4), it is time for Step 5: Open up to receive!

One of the most frustrating things I've experienced is working my tail off to create something and missing my own boat when it came in for me because I was not ready or willing to allow myself to have what I wanted. If you are closed off to receiving the good that you are working so hard to create, it's not the end of the world. You can try again. But why not skip all that and get good and ready to receive?

Pausing to celebrate is part of receiving. Celebrating is a demonstration of your gratitude to the Divine/Spirit/God. It is your acknowledgment to Spirit that you are experiencing your own divine power and the abundance of the Universe. And that you accept and receive all that is divinely yours. With that in mind I encourage you to celebrate every success - no matter how tiny!

For example, if you are working toward creating better physical health for yourself and you have not put salt on your food for an entire week (because that is what you've determined is healthy for you) - celebrate this achievement by making yourself a card, listening to music you enjoy, taking yourself out to a movie or having friends over for a night of board-games (whatever feels like fun to you). Or just do a happy dance around the living room. It doesn't have to cost money or take hours. The important thing is to acknowledge yourself for what you have done and who you have been through the process.

Enjoy your creation!