A gift, an ask and an invitation

A gift, an ask and an invitation

What is the opposite of giving?

[Published for the first time on July 9, 2024 as a newsletter for my mailing list. Make sure to receive them all by registering here. I publish only a few of them on LinkedIn]

[For the gift, jump to the second part of this email]


I was looking up something in the dictionary and stopped dead in front of the definition:


the opposite of giving is receiving


I was shocked. Because the first thing that came to my mind was:


the opposite of giving is taking


It said a lot about me, my capacity to receive and, as a consequence, my capacity to give.


Receiving, giving, taking and asking are intimately linked. Not only with one another but also with pleasure.


Explore. Take the time to answer the following questions and you will know what to work on. As for how to work on it, it is always through the body. Find the tension and dissolve it, validate your desire, and make your body feel safe at the thought of experiencing what you would like to live.


  • What do I receive easily and from whom?


  • What do I find easy to give and to whom?


  • When do I find it easy to take? Taking the last piece of cake, helping myself before everyone else, taking my time?


  • Do I feel comfortable asking for what would please me, not just what I need?


None of these things were easy for me. I always had the feeling that I was too much, I was in the way, I didn't deserve it, it was just the way things were,I didn't need more, what I had to offer wasn't interesting and the less space I took up, the better it would be for everyone. WRONG, absolutely wrong.


We have to take up all the space and be at the centre of our world because it is only from there that we have something worthwhile to offer others. Something that nourishes them, liberates them, gives them pleasure, makes them feel alive and gives meaning to our lives as much as theirs.


*******


In the subject line of this Newsletter, I wrote "a gift, an ask and an invitation".


  • the gift: the summer issue of Noemi's Magazine is to download for free here: good reads, delicious cafés, art and design, and a few thoughts to ponder to bring more joy into your life, it is all yours!


  • the ask: I'm looking for someone who would be interested in earning a commission on the sales of my coaching programmes - do you have any recommendations? I love it when one connection leads to another and the energy flows from one person I appreciate to the next beautiful encounter.


  • the invitation: can be found here. Life is beautiful, life is worthwhile. There is no point in settling for something that doesn't make you feel fully alive, something reasonable for which you should already be grateful because so many others don't even have that. We honour life and all the riches it has to offer by being fully happy, by doing what is necessary for our own happiness, because that is what heals and frees others. I have got plenty of space, attention, and options for us to work together. Just let me know.


Have a great summer!


Noemi

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