Mind Revolution

Why is our culture so obsessed with the concept of  “deserving”? “You deserve a break.” “I feel I deserve this workshop.” “I don’t deserve that yet…” “I deserve this upgrade." “I don’t deserve that…” At a recent conference, I heard that word, that notion of “deserving,” so many times. If you’re like me, the word “deserve” doesn’t sit well. Doesn’t the very word imply that there are conditions on deserving? There’s “deserving” and then there’s “not deserving.”  At what point do you reach the coveted “deserving” status? What do you have to do? How much do you have to do? How long does it last? One of my breakthrough clients had cleared the obvious negative emotions and was doing great. She was more in control of her life and was taking happiness for her own happiness. In getting ready to take a vacation with her family it crept up -- a deep limiting belief that was ready to be addressed: “I don’t deserve to feel good.” Watching her address and work through that limiting belief was a powerful, emotional experien