Ask For What You Need
Today’s message comes to us from the Postcards from Spirit Oracle Deck, by Colette Baron-Reid. It says:
“Dearest You,
We’re a chatty bunch over here, always talking about how to support you in your life’s journey. We communicate to you through the language of oracles, dreams, signs, metaphors, and omens. In your life on earth, however, clarity in your communication is essential to being understood. You don’t speak in symbols, and if you did, you would definitely confuse things.
Right now you’re facing a situation in which you’re being asked to have integrity, be clear, and learn how to ask for your needs to be met. The first step is to admit out loud that you have needs! The second is to ask out loud for them to be met. And the third is to allow the other person, organization, or even us to answer you. When you follow these steps, you can most definitely expect an answer. In your favor? Affirmative, we say!
Loving you so very much . . . “
Asking for what we need may feel very vulnerable. We may feel guilt, shame or fear rejection. As noted, we may not even know what our needs are and may have gotten along “without” for far too long. Understanding our needs and being willing to ask for them to be met is an important part of us stepping forward in our authenticity. If we do not know, we lose the awareness of what is driving us or why we feel what we feel. When we have awareness, we can maintain our alignment and choose when and how we wish to respond to experiences.
Today’s invitation is to connect within and invite forth the presence of your guidance team. Ask them to reveal any needs you are repressing or suppressing. Ask them to assist you in uncovering “why.” Are you willing to give yourself permission to have needs? Do you judge yourself for having needs? Do you judge others for asking for what they need? Are you willing to give to others? Are you willing to give to yourself? Take the time to be as honest as possible as you reflect upon these questions and any others that arise with your guidance team. There is no right or wrong answer. Being willing to give yourself permission for this inquiry is a form of self-love that allows you to become more authentic and self-actualized. There is only love for you here.
