Like the Greek goddess Aphrodite whose mythology she inherited, the Roman goddess Venus assumed the divine responsibility for love, beauty, and sexuality, not to mention marriage, procreation, and domestic bliss. Talk about a goddess who knew how to accept gifts and praise! Venus truly 'thought well of herself'. And she expected, even demanded, to be honored and acknowledged for the divine female that she was. And so should you . . . The Importance of Receiving Receiving is just as important as giving. It sets the flow of abundance and helps others to attract their good as well. When you refuse to ever receive you can be robbing someone else the chance to give. Science has even shown that your health may depend on your ability to receive. There are many reasons that people have for not receiving. They believe that:
If you feel as that you have taken someone else's good from them, you cannot do this. The Universal laws, when you are in harmony with them, are set to your advantage. You can have whatever you desire, as long as your integrity is in order. In many societies, the belief that we shouldn't receive can start to reach extremes. There are people who can't even receive a compliment or even a "thank you". In their attempt to be polite, modest or not appear stuck up they are actually really annoying the person who gave them the compliment. For example, a person may say: That is a nice outfit you are wearing, and they reply,
Alternatively, when you have helped someone and they say thank you, if you start saying, "Oh, it was nothing", It undermines the value and worth of the help and some people feel it undermines them. I remember when I was in college, I had a hard time at accepting compliments. One year when I had completed a year-end project. I had fellow students coming up to me saying what I great job I did. I didn't want to appear better than anyone else or whatever it was I was feeling, so I would say, "Oh, it was nothing." Or, "It could have been better." I had one friend get mad at me. She said, "Why can't you take a compliment? When you say it was nothing, when it was better than ours, just what are you saying about what we did?" I had never thought about it that way. I definitely didn’t want to imply that theirs wasn’t any good or insult them. It had more to do with what I believed I should do. So, if someone gives you a compliment, just say "thank you" If someone is thanking you for helping, just say, "you're welcome". Quantum physics and neuroscience also shows the importance of receiving. Many studies, with the help of modern equipment, have shown how important it is for our brain to receive new or stimulating information. If we stop learning, the brain begins to stagnate and loses neuron connections. You remember the saying "use it or lose it". Those who continue to learn, read or even do crossword puzzles, do much better in their later years.
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