9 Practical Principles to Receive Effortless Abundance
- Brainz Magazine
- Apr 15
- 5 min read
Julie Cloutier is an expert at transformational coaching. She works one-on-one as well as with small groups. She is the founder of the Truth Bakery Community, where she offers mentorship to those interested in living in effortless joy and abundance from the recognition and embodiment of their True Nature of Effortless Being.
Do you ever feel that the harder you push, the harder it gets? For generations, we’ve been taught to hustle, to strive, to earn our worth and our wealth through struggle. But what if the key to true abundance isn’t in pushing harder but in receiving more openly?
In my work as a wealth consciousness mentor, I see it over and over again: the most profound shifts don’t come from doing more; they come from remembering who we are. From recognizing that we are not separate from the flow of life, but life itself is abundant, whole, and already connected to everything we desire.
In this article, you’ll find 9 principles to easily replace chasing with receiving. Whether you are doubting yourself or even lack self-confidence, these 9 principles will bring practical, actionable steps to shift to effortless abundance.
Receiving over striving: Spiritual shift into effortless wealth & abundance
1. Awareness is always present
Everything you experience sight, sound, sensation, is arising effortlessly in awareness. You don’t try to hear birdsong or strive to see the sky. It simply appears. Awareness is immediate, unchanging, and always here. There is no “middleman” between you and life.
This is the natural state: receiving. Life is showing up, moment by moment, and we already perceive it directly. There’s no need to work for it. We are that which receives it.
2. Letting go of separation
The belief in separation, that you’re over here and abundance is “out there,” is the root of lack, envy, and burnout. It’s the illusion that someone else is further ahead, more successful, more worthy.
But when you truly see that there is no “other,” that everything is arising in the same field of awareness, those stories begin to dissolve. And what’s left is peace. Wholeness. And a deep, embodied knowing that nothing is missing.
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3. Being the observer
You don’t need to fix or analyze every feeling. Just observe. Notice when you contract, when your energy pulls back, when you reach for control or comparison. These are just invitations to come home to the now. To drop back into the openness that is always available beneath thought.
4. Energetic openness
Mental contraction through judgment, doubt, or overthinking narrows the aperture of your awareness. But when you rest in presence, when you breathe and soften, your energetic field opens.
From this openness, you become a natural magnet. Not because you’re trying, but because you're aligned. Life begins to move through you instead of around you. Opportunities, connections, wealth—they find you.
5. Excitement as a guide
One of the most magnetic energies in the universe? Authentic excitement. Not hype, not obligation, but the subtle spark that says, Yes, this feels alive.
Follow that. Let it guide your choices, your creations, and your investments of time and energy. And if the excitement fades, adjust. Let life be fluid. Your alignment is your wealth.
6. Healthy boundaries are receiving too
Let’s be clear: receiving doesn’t mean being passive. It means staying true to what nourishes you. Sometimes receiving looks like saying no. Like walking away. Like choosing rest instead of reaction.
Boundaries are not barriers; they’re clarity. They signal to the universe: I honour myself. I trust myself. I am available for only what aligns.
7. No need to prove or perform
The energy of “proving” is rooted in scarcity. It says I’m not enough until someone else says I am. But real abundance flows from the opposite truth: I am already whole. My presence is the value.
From that place, there’s nothing to chase. There’s only expression, creation, and contribution from overflow.
8. Welcome to toy town
Think of life as Toy Town. A playground for your soul. Yes, there are real challenges, real grief, real pain but when we forget that we’re here to play, life becomes heavier than it needs to be.
Suffering is not a requirement for success. You’re allowed to enjoy this. You’re allowed to feel good. In fact, your joy is one of the most powerful currencies you can offer the world.
9. Now is all there is
You can’t be abundant later. You can’t be fulfilled someday. Every experience of joy, beauty, wealth, and connection only happens now.
If you can’t savour this moment, the next one won’t be any different. So breathe. Let go. And receive.
To conclude, the only question is: Are you ready to receive?
The shift from striving to receiving is not about doing less; it’s about being more. More presents. More open. More aligned with the truth that you are already whole, already connected, already enough.
And from that place?
Wealth is no longer something you chase. It’s something you are.
Bonus: FAQ section
What does “receiving over striving” mean?
It’s a mindset shift from effort and struggle toward trusting life and allowing abundance to come through presence, alignment, and openness.
How can I practice effortless receiving?
By observing your inner state, letting go of mental contraction, honouring your boundaries, and following what genuinely excites you.
Is this the same as passive manifestation?
Not at all. Receiving involves conscious co-creation; it’s about aligning your energy and actions with the flow, not waiting for life to happen.
What is wealth consciousness?
Wealth consciousness is the embodied knowing that abundance is your natural state. It’s not just about money; it’s about presence, freedom, and expansion.
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Julie Cloutier, Coach and Wealth Consciousness Mentor
Julie Cloutier is a Deep Transformational Coach and Wealth Consciousness Mentor. Following a sudden spiritual awakening in 2021, Julie went through an intense inner transformation and has become a leader to support anyone experiencing a spiritual awakening or ready for inner transformation. Her teachings and online courses include awakening our emotional intelligence, living in the flow of effortless being in our passion, being a conscious creator, and shifting from a lack and scarcity mindset to wealth consciousness. She is an accelerating agent for anyone wishing to live their full potential in all aspects of their life. She is a certified Life Coach, Deep Transformational Coach and Mindful Integration Facilitator (somatic work).
