I find inspiration from many places: nature, my family, my friends, my clients, and even my blogging and twitter world. I blog a lot about self-confidence, balance for life, parenting, and to some extent assertiveness. Even with all the connections in the real world and cyber world that many of us have access to I notice we, as humans, still have difficulty asking for help.
We as humans have this thing called Pride. It gets in our way at times and can be helpful at other times. Pride hinders our willingness to ask for help. So often all we need is a little help, a little support, a little encouragement. Yet we give, and give, and give. Giving to the point of exhaustion. Some even give until they feel resentful and angry. Putting our pride aside when we need help is a HUGE endeavor. However it allows us time to heal, recoup, and (here’s the cool thing) gives others the opportunity to give back to us. When you give so much to someone they can begin to feel guilty because they want to give back but don’t have the opportunity to do so.
As a mother I come to accept I need more help now than ever before. My daughter needs me to have help and positive support so that I can be the best person and mommy that I can be. The more I swallow my pride and ask for the help that I need to easier it gets to do. As long as I insure that I give back as much as I ask my family, friends, and loved ones are really eager to accept help and give back as well. It’s really a beautiful dance that creates an amazing balance and harmony for everyone involved. I encourage all my loved ones and my clients to ask for help when they need it!
