Receiving as an Act of Love

"I enjoy showing up for you.” That was their response after doing something generous for me.

And I haven’t been able to stop thinking about it.

Not because it was unexpected—this partner is already soooo generous—but because of what the phrase stirred in me. The part of me that has, for so long, equated asking with BURDEN. That has secretly feared my needs were too much, that my desires might be met with obligation or rejection.

But this time, I asked for something (or really just received without resistance), and their reply wasn’t “Okay, sure,” or even “Of course.”

It was: I ENJOY SHOWING UP FOR YOU.

And in that moment, I felt something rewire.

Because it means that the thing I long for—the desire I hold, the need I express—could be the very thing that brings someone else joy. That my desire is not a burden, but a catalyst that strengthens our connection.

It seems almost embarrassingly simple. But it also feels like a kind of soul-upgrade.

Because when I let that truth land, a whole inner architecture starts to shift.

I don’t have to earn care.

I don’t have to tone down my wants.

I don’t have to shrink so someone else doesn’t feel overwhelmed.

What if being fully me is THE THING THAT LETS OTHERS BE FULLY THEM??

Receiving this way—it’s not just about being loved.

It’s about being received in my fullness, and learning that that fullness isn’t dangerous after all.

It’s… delightful.

And maybe that’s the real gift.

Not just what they did for me.

But what their joy in doing it unlocked in me.

In sovereignty,
Sharon

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