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<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Do you find it difficult to ask for help?<\/b> Are you a natural care-giver and have assumed the responsibility of always giving and seldom receiving?<\/p>\n
Has the joy of service been lost amongst the busyness of trying to serve everyone else?<\/b><\/p>\n
If you\u2019re like me, it\u2019s often uncomfortable to ask for aid.<\/p>\n
Knowing my difficulty in asking for help, I was strengthened by the following teachings of Robert D. Hales.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen you attempt to live life\u2019s experiences alone, you are not being true to yourself, nor to your basic mission in life. Individuals in difficulty often say: \u2018I\u2019ll do it alone,\u2019 \u2018Leave me alone,\u2019 \u2018I don\u2019t need you,\u2019 \u2018I can take care of myself.\u2019 It has been said that no one is so rich that he does not need another\u2019s help, no one so poor as not to be useful in some way to his fellowman. The disposition to ask assistance from others with confidence, and to grant it with kindness, should be part of our very nature.\u201d<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n
I am struck with two things from his last line.<\/p>\n
-the ebb and flow of giving and receiving.<\/p>\n
and that this ability<\/p>\n
-\u201cshould be a part of our very nature.\u201d<\/p>\n
I am learning to say yes when my child, my husband, or friend ask if they can help.<\/p>\n
I\u2019m learning to ask with the expectation that others would be happy to assist me.<\/p>\n
As I do, I find my heart opening up to beautiful, reciprocal experiences where both individuals are edified.<\/p>\n
I invite you to experience for yourself the joy that comes from giving and receiving freely. Asking for assistance with confidence and seeing what beauty unfolds.<\/b><\/p>\n
Much love,<\/p>\n
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Do you find it difficult to ask for help? Are you a natural care-giver and have assumed the responsibility of always giving and seldom receiving? Has the joy of service been lost amongst the busyness of trying to serve everyone…<\/p>\n