{"id":9771,"date":"2026-10-05T01:05:13","date_gmt":"2026-10-05T00:05:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/binarywords.com\/?p=9771"},"modified":"2026-10-05T01:05:13","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T00:05:13","slug":"dar-y-recibir","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/binarywords.com\/en\/2026\/10\/05\/dar-y-recibir\/","title":{"rendered":"Giving and receiving"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today I\u00b4m writing these lines from Madrid, my second home, where I\u00b4m very fortunate to be able to stay once in a while. I\u00b4m allowing myself the luxury of enjoying a few days doing things that are important but not urgent<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of those things, for example, was having lunch today with a few classmates from the Master\u00b4s degree we finished four years ago. And a really interesting topic of conversation came up: the importance of finding the balance between giving and receiving<\/strong>, <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Because we often place a lot of focus on giving,<\/strong> and we\u00b4re giving from the heart, with our best intentions, but... how good are we at receiving? How much do we allow ourselves to receive?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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(Painting seen in the streets of Dublin city a few months ago, with the title Heart FM<\/em>. Interestingly, this was the flip side just behind the drawing from last week<\/a>, Brain FM<\/em>.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are a few quotes to reflect on this topic: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gracious acceptance is an art \u2014<\/em> an art which most never bother to cultivate.
We think that we have to learn how to give, but we forget to also receive,
which can be much harder than giving\u2026.
Accepting another person\u2019s gift is allowing him to express his feelings for you. <\/p>Alexander McCall Smith<\/em><\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Until we can receive with an open heart, we\u2019re never really giving with an open heart.
When we attach judgement to receiving help, we knowingly or unknowingly attach judgement to giving help.\u201d<\/p>Bren\u00e9 Brown<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

When we give cheerfully and accept gratefully
everyone is blessed.<\/p>Maya Angelou<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Thanks a million, Laura, Miriam, Lara and Alicia for our time together today; I really enjoyed it. You have reminded me once more that personal development work never ends, and that it involves not only contributing as much as we can, but also accepting, being grateful for, and enjoying all the good things that life brings us, now and in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What about you? What is it that you\u00b4re not allowing yourself to accept and receive?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hoy escribo estas l\u00edneas desde Madrid, mi segunda casa, adonde tengo la inmensa suerte de poder venir de vez en cuando. Me estoy permitiendo el lujo de disfrutar estos d\u00edas haciendo cosas importantes, que no urgentes. Una de esas cosas, por ejemplo, ha sido quedar a comer hoy con varias compa\u00f1eras del m\u00e1ster de coaching … Continue reading Giving and receiving<\/span><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":3116429,"featured_media":9770,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","advanced_seo_description":"BinaryWords - Dar y recibir \/ Giving and receiving.","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"{title}\n\n{excerpt}\n\n{url}","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[5106,4990],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9771","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-coaching","category-inspiracion-inspiration","fallback-thumbnail"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3DPtR-2xB","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":9635,"url":"https:\/\/binarywords.com\/en\/2026\/08\/31\/reto-de-30-dias\/","url_meta":{"origin":9771,"position":0},"title":"30-day challenge","author":"binarybea","date":"31\/08\/2026","format":false,"excerpt":"\u00bfQu\u00e9 opinas de los retos de 30 d\u00edas? \u00bfAlguna vez has hecho alguno? 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