Getting your core needs met

How to get what YOU need

1. How do you get your needs met on a regular basis?
2. How do you attract all the things you want?

The answer to these two questions is the same…

GIVE to others whatever it is that you want and open yourself up to RECEIVE all the goodness back

What do I want more of in your life?

• If it’s more money, get this flow of circulation started by GIVING more money and graciously RECEIVING all money when it comes in.
• If it’s more love, GIVE more love and graciously RECEIVE love when it is given to you.
• If it’s more respect, GIVE more respect and graciously RECEIVE respect when it comes back at you

You get the point 😊

This week is all about giving

It is also about receiving

Learning to balance both  giving & receiving energy equally is how you ultimately get your core needs met.

Last week I challenged you to not judge, criticize or complain about anyone or anything. (I am 100% sure we all met this challenge with a few bumps along the way 😊) Whether you found yourself judging or complaining a situation, a particular person, or yourself there was definitely a lot to learn through this challenge.

When you find yourself  judging or complaining the most, it is time to look inward because this is a clear sign that your own core needs are not being met.

How do you get your needs met so that you can practice being less judgmental?

First, you need to understand the 4 core needs that every human-being thrives on.

What are these 4 core needs?

1. Attention; listening to be heard. Having someone’s full attention.
2. Affection; hugging, loving touch, being loved, offering love.
3. Appreciation; noticing good things in others. (and in your life)
4. Acceptance; Accepting yourself just as you are. Accepting others as they are. Feeling accepted by others. Being authentic – not changing yourself in order to be liked or to fit in.

Every single human-being is deserving of these core needs

 Where do you feel these needs are not met for you and where can you begin to generate this flow by giving out the EXACT THING you desire…to others?”

These core needs carry an energy

We are all energy! You are energy, I am energy. Energy is all around you and within you. This energy is consistent, it is everlasting and it is intelligent. This intelligent energy within you keeps your heart pumping, your food digesting and keeps you alive & breathing while you sleep at night. Your thoughts are energy, your emotions are energy, when you GIVE anything – whether it’s a compliment, a gift, a hug, your blessing, or money – it is creating energy. Same thing when you RECEIVE something (a compliment, a gift, a hug, someone’s blessing or money) this also creates energy.

The idea is to keep energy circulating. When you keep it circulating it gains the momentum to attract to you what it is that you truly desire.

You must consciously give AND receive equally in order to keep this intelligent flow of energy balanced in your life.

What goes up, must come down. What goes out, must come in.

Giving & receiving are different energies but are both very powerful and required to create this flow, if you stop the flow of one, you interfere with this natural intelligence.

You have no control over this natural intelligence – it simply is the law of the Universe – what you do have control over is balancing the flow of giving and receiving in your world.

For each of us this will be different. Some give way more than is receive and some receive more is given. Personal awareness is key for this flow to be balanced.

GIVE what you want to RECEIVE more of in your life and then allow yourself to receive back. This is how to create this balance.

There is a “cosmic/karmic” catch though…

• Don’t give with the intention that you will receive it back.
• Give with the intention to create happiness.
• Give with the intention to bring happiness & joy to yourself & those you are giving to.

You know that feeling when you have given something to someone and they love and appreciate it? It FEELS good! This is the energy to put behind all of your giving’s.

Whether you give a;

• Smile
• Compliment
• Hug
• Gift
• Flower
• Note of appreciation
• Prayer or blessing
• Kindness
• Affection
• Acceptance
• Your full attention

Give it with the intention to create happiness. Give it unconditionally and give it from the heart. It is the INTENTION BEHIND YOUR GIVING that is most important.

If you give grudgingly or only with the intention to get something back – the flow has been blocked. You have stopped the flow. Shift your flow back to giving unconditionally.

To keep this flow, you need to be very open to receiving.

If you are unable to receive any of the above mentioned “gifts” back into your life – you block the flow. Do you need to open to the energy of receiving? How do you do that?

My answer to that is based on what I have found works best for me;

Relax and consciously soften the tension within your body (through your regular practice of meditation, stillness & silence) and surrender to the energy of receiving. I know within myself that when my body is holding onto tension – I am blocking the flow of receiving. When I consciously allow myself to relax, I let in the flow.

The only way you will know if this is true for you… is to practice it yourself 😊

What next?

Take an inventory of your life currently. What is out of balance? What do you want more of in your life? What need or needs are missing from your life?

Are you seeking some attention? Affection? Do you wish you were appreciated more for all that you do? Do you long to be accepted or even simply accept yourself for exactly who & what you are?

This week, focus on giving out exactly what it is you wish for, seek, want or desire for yourself. In the giving, the laws of the universe will balance it with receiving. Possibly in different areas at first – but it will all come around as long as you do your best to keep the balance of giving & receiving in your life.

This Week’s Intention

As always you need to script your intention in a way that feels best suited for you; here are a few examples to give you a base and to get you started.

1. Today, I give my attention to ______ (replace attention with any of the other 3 needs affection, appreciation, acceptance)
2. Today, I give _____
3. Today, I wish happiness & laughter to everyone I see
4. Today I give the gift of my attention by listening to hear (not fix)
5. Today I acknowledge the good in everyone I see
6. Today, I will tip generously with every service I receive.

And for those who need some practice receiving

1. Today, I will relax and fully receive…(a hug, compliment, gift, attention, affection, appreciation, acceptance)

Let’s get this energy circulating! Not only will it create happiness & joy in the world around you but you may just get all your needs met and attract exactly what it is that you want in your life. Sounds like a win-win situation to me and well worth the effort 😊

Namaste;

Leslie