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What does it mean?
There is anxiety about receiving enough from a relationship.
In plain terms
I fear I won't get back what I give.
What can you take from it?
Uncertainty in giving and receiving.

Where it applies

  • relationships
  • partnership
  • uncertainty

Putting it to work

  • evaluating balance
  • communicating needs

Questions to consider

  • Are you taking in enough?
  • What do you fear losing?

Another view

Giving without expectation can be its own reward.

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  2. 'I never believed in much, but I believed in you.' - 'From Hank to Hendrix'

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