What does it really mean to wait to respond? The Generator/Manifesting Generator Strategy
Are you a Generator or MG who is trying to figure out what this whole “wait to respond” thing is about? It’s simple but not easy— if you haven’t yet, make sure to download my free Guide to Your Sacral Response to go deeper into what it means to live in alignment with your response.
WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO WAIT TO RESPOND?
Generators and MGs navigate life by listening to their gut, which tells them either “yes” or “no” when they come in contact with an opportunity or decision. As you move through life, you are waiting to feel a certain response from your gut to tell you whether you want to pursue something or not.
You aren’t waiting around for life to happen—instead, you’re experiencing and enjoying life while you wait for your body to tell what lights you up, energizes you, and animates you to move forward.
It also helps to understand what a response is not. A response is not an idea, a goal, something to please other people, or something that originated from your mind.
In short, it’s not something you feel like you should do. A response comes spontaneously through your body, letting you know (in your unique way!) if you have the energy for something. You’ll feel alive, excited, animated, and invigorated when you have a “yes” response to something. You’ll feel drained, deflated, or ambivalent if your response is a “no.” As a Generator or MG, you only have energy for what you are meant to do. Your purpose is created through a series of responses to the outside world.
Because a Generator/MG aura is so expansive and inviting, you don’t need to chase down anything or force it into existence. In fact, you shouldn’t. You are designed to live in the present. Generators and MGs thrive when they wait until something crosses their path, feel a physical response that attracts and propels them forward, and move in that direction. Things they chase or force typically won’t work out because it’s just not how their auras function. They’ll feel deeply frustrated if they’re trying too hard to make something happen without following an organic response.
If you’re a Generator or Manifesting Generator, your aura is working on your behalf and will magnetize things to you. You can trust that life is coming to you and what you need to do is first, to know yourself well enough to recognize whether you are energized or drained, and second, to cultivate a solid connection to your inner “yes” and “no” mechanisms.
HOW THE SACRAL SPEAKS
Here are some ways the Sacral can be felt:
Literal “uh-huh” or “uh uh” noises
An expansive feeling in your stomach (a yes)
A contracting, dread feeling in your stomach (a no)
A burst of energy in your gut that makes you want to jump up and go toward something (a yes)
A heavy, blocked feeling in your gut (a no)
A desire to say “Mmmmmm!” to something (yes)
A desire to groan “ughhhh” to something (no)
A feeling of being unsure/no response (this is still a no!)
The ability to say a verbal "yes" immediately (especially if you are an MG)
“Listening to our gut” is life for Generators and Manifesting Generators. This Sacral response is telling us what we have the energy for, and what we don’t. Our Sacral is always taking us toward what energizes us, which is synonymous with our deeper truth, even if that path is winding.
HOW DO GENERATORS AND MGS WAIT TO RESPOND?
“Waiting to respond” does not mean doing nothing. We are beings with our senses constantly processing information - everything we experience through our senses is asking for a response. Awareness is key for Generators and MG’s. We look out the window and it’s sunny - we are being asked whether we want to go outside or not. We are walking down the street and see an interesting store - should we go in? We go through a difficult experience at work and feel drained - we are being asked whether we want to stay - yes or no?
Not all the things we respond to will come directly from other people or in a completely obvious way. There are also many questions that the world is asking of us just by being alive.
We are constantly responding to things outside of us, and the key is to learn to listen to our gut to know what decision is right for us.
The Sacral is completely present. It does not build knowledge from the past, and it doesn’t know the future. Its response is always rooted in this moment. As Generators and MG's, we have to make peace with the sometimes non-linear way we navigate life. Our minds will never understand the serendipitous perfection that our auras are capable of.
So, we have to tune into our bodies to tell us all the wisdom we need. When we master this, we enter a flow of trust and magical synchronicity that is deeply satisfying. The right things come to us and, if we are aware, we can respond to them correctly.
Love,
Rachel
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