Reward

This is your daily card reading for Friday, November 7th/14.  Your card to close out this impactful week floated out of the 'Saints & Angels' deck, authored by Doreen Virtue.  Your card is the 'Reward' card, which is aligned with your Guardian Angel.  Doreen's message for the card is this:
"Your guardian angels are rewarding you for all your concerted efforts, hard work, and dedication to helping others.  You've been giving so much, and now it's time for you to receive.
Your reward comes to you in an unexpected and happy way.  It helps you know that you're not alone, and that you're being watched over.  Allow this to boost your faith even further.
This is also a message for you to treat yourself with a few goodies.  You've been expending so much energy that there's a need for a retreat and rejuvenation.  Indulge yourself with a massage, a pedicure, or a long soak in a warm bathtub.  Rewarding yourself helps you keep going and feel appreciated for all your hard work, and it balances all the giving that you've been doing.  You deserve this reward, and remember:  The more you allow yourself to receive, the more you have available to give to others."

My message for you today is this:
My friend and a wonderful spiritual teacher/mentor, Jaden Sterling, teaches that we should give from an overflowing cup, in order to be most effective.  What he means by this, is that it serves NO ONE if you give to the point of depleting yourself and your resources.
It is a common theme---especially among Lightworkers---to be excellent at giving, and to find it challenging to receive.  How many times have you deflected a compliment; or attempted to deny a tip that a client has offered you in appreciation; or 'thanked' someone for a gift with the words 'you shouldn't have'?   Your Guardian Angels are reminding you today that you are WORTHY, and that an exchange of energy is NECESSARY, in taking care of yourself energetically---you can't just keep pouring water out of the glass, without replenishing it, or the glass will run dry and have nothing to offer!
Your Guardian Angels are also reminding you about how good you feel when you give in some way to another.  Why would you SELFISHLY deny another the joy in doing the same for you? Doesn't that other person deserve to experience how good it feels to be GIVING, also?  If you don't receive graciously, you rob the gifter of the joy of giving...now THAT'S a shift in perspective, isn't it?  By RECEIVING from another, you are GIVING them the opportunity to feel great about giving!  A beautiful, reciprocal cycle of LOVE! 
Living consciously means to be aware of your life in the physical on ALL LEVELS...body, mind and Spirit.  When you have expended a lot, be aware of how best to replenish yourself, and then DO SO!!  It is not selfish to care for yourself in this way---in order to give the best of yourself, you need to come from a balanced place of abundance within yourself.
What comes to mind for yourself when you think of a lovely little 'reward'?  Is it alloting yourself a quiet time to sit with a favorite book and a cup of your favorite tea?  Is it making a 'date' to spend time with a cherished friend?  Is it sitting with a bowl of popcorn and watching a favorite movie? Is it cranking up the music in your home and 'dancing like no one is watching'?  Is it going for a hike/walk/run in nature?  WHAT comes to mind when you think of indulging yourself and recharging your batteries?  Your Guardian Angels are URGING you to do this for yourself and to RELISH in the experience!  Don't simply indulge yourself...celebrate yourself and all that you are; and truly ENJOY the experience as you do so!  Your Guardian Angels want you to REWARD yourself!
Blessed be...