Allowing: The Quiet Shift That Changes Everything

abstract energy patterns of wanting vs allowing

The Energy Pattern of Wanting vs. the Energy of Pattern of Allowing

Wanting is such a convincing companion.
It makes me feel like I’m moving toward something—more money, more clients, more health, more ease. Wanting feels active, like I’m doing my part.

But wanting is also a confession.
Every time I say I want, my system hears, I don’t have it.
My cells hear lack.
My subconscious hears distance.
The manifesting field hears the gap between where I am and where I hope to be.

And then nothing moves.

The shift begins when I remember the part I always forget: nothing arrives until I allow it.

Allowing isn’t passive.
It’s not resignation or giving up.
It’s a receptive stance—a soft but powerful opening that says, I’m ready for this. I make space for this. I allow this.

It begins with acceptance.
Acceptance of what is, yes, but also acceptance of what can be.
Allowing is the moment I stop bracing against the future and let it sit beside me.

There’s always a thread of gratitude woven in.
Not gratitude for the final outcome, but gratitude for what is already turning toward me.
For the alignment that starts forming the instant I stop pushing.

And when I shift from wanting to allowing, something in me uncurls.
My energy stops reaching forward and begins opening outward.
In that opening, things start to flow—money, clients, clarity, health, whatever is next.

Self-Questions That Help Me Allow

Allowing becomes an awareness practice.
It invites me to pause and ask myself three simple questions that reveal where I’m quietly saying no.

1. Can I allow this physically?
Is my body relaxed or tightening against what I’m inviting in?

2. Can I allow this mentally?
Does my mind believe this is possible, or is it arguing?

3. Can I allow this emotionally?
Am I able to feel the possibility, or does part of me pull back?

If the answer is no to any of these, that’s not failure—that’s information.
The next step becomes softer:

How can I allow this physically?
How can I allow this mentally?
How can I allow this emotionally?

Each “no” simply points to the place where acceptance is needed.

Where Acceptance Turns Toward Spirit

When I work gently with the parts of me that resist—mind, body, emotion, and spirit—something deeper opens.
Acceptance becomes a spiritual turning, a returning to myself.

I begin loving the parts that hold back instead of judging them.
I start trusting the quiet guidance of my higher self.
I feel my inner wisdom rise from subtle to steady.

And as acceptance deepens, gratitude follows naturally.
Gratitude for the easing.
Gratitude for the unfolding.
Gratitude for the inner shift from wanting to allowing.

The Moment Wanting Becomes Receiving

When I allow, I’m no longer reaching.
I’m welcoming.

I physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually witness the very thing I once “wanted” quietly begin to arrive—simply because I created space for it.

Wanting was never the engine.
Allowing is.

Awareness.
Acceptance.
Trust.
Gratitude.

These are the conditions that turn desire into something real.

JIll Henry, EdD

About Jill Newman Henry, EdD

Jill Newman Henry, EdD, is an educator, author, and lifelong explorer of well-being, blending expertise in physical therapy, adult education, and metaphysics. Beginning her career as a physical therapist, she soon discovered her passion for teaching and embraced a learner-centered approach, studying under Dr. Malcolm Knowles and applying Total Quality Management (TQM) principles with Dr. W. Edwards Deming.

Her journey into meditation and metaphysics led her and her husband, Charlie, to open The Relaxation Station, their town’s first metaphysical bookstore. Later, they established Mountain Valley Center in the Smoky Mountains, creating a healing space with a public labyrinth and an online platform, www.MountainValleyCenter.com, where Jill shares insights on energy, chakras, and meditation. These experiences inspired her books, Energy Source Book and Well-Being, both published by Llewellyn, which offered practical exercises for healing and balance.

A sought-after facilitator, Jill works with professionals across disciplines to design engaging, learner-centered programs. Now, she expands her mission with www.FeeltheFlowNow.com, providing transformative publications and services. Her work is a testament to the power of intuition, change, and embracing the flow of energy in life’s unfolding journey.

https://www.feeltheflow.info
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