We all make choices in our life.

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Our choices truly affect the kind of life we live.

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We either live in abundance or scarcity.

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It really all comes done to one thing.

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You might think it is about visualization.

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Or thinking positive.

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Maybe you feel you have to have the perfect vision board.

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And while all these things may help you to attract the kind of life you want to live, there is still one important factor we don't often think about.

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Because this one aspect of life is something we take for granted and usually don't spend much time on.

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It is unfortunate for this one aspect is the key that opens the door to unlock the floodgates of all we desire.

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And it is probably not what you think.

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Ultimately, the key to having a good life is about how much we are willing to let in.

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Yes, it is about receiving.

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We think we are good at receiving.

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And that we allow the very things we want into our lives.

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Yet do we really allow life to support us to the fullest?

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When someone offers to open the door for you, do you allow them to?

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If someone gives you a present, do you initially push it away or do you accept it with gratitude?

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When a friend offers to do something for you, do you tell them it's not necessary? Especially when you could use the help?

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These are all little indications of how good you are at receiving.

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For the level of fulfillment and joy in our lives is only limited by how much we are willing to let in.

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How big does a present have to be for it to feel uncomfortable for you?

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That's the level of abundance you are comfortable with and life cannot bring you anything more.

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Not because life is unable to manifest more, but because you are unable to allow life to give it to you.

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So many of us are so uncomfortable with receiving and we do not even realize it.

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Can someone throw you a big party for your birthday without you feeling embarrassed or uncomfortable?

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That can be a big indicator of where you are in terms of your ability to receive.

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If you want to improve your capacity to allow more good stuff into your life, start with the small things.

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Let someone open the door for you.

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Allow them to give you a small gift.

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If they let you go ahead of them in line, just say Thank You , and mean it.

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Being grateful when we receive something is best way to allow more in.

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Our gratitude is a way of signaling to the universe that we appreciate the gift and we can receive even more.

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So where in your life do you push away life's gifts?

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Can you start to allow more into your life by learning to receive just a little more with gratitude?

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~ Sam Liebowitz, The Conscious Consultant

Host of The Conscious Consultant Hour