Accepting help can be challenging. Sometimes tough and sometimes inconceivable.
But accepting help does not make you weak.
We all want to be able to do things on our own and hold he pride that we CAN do it on our own. We want people to see us in a positive regard of strength.
But sometimes the biggest strength is giving in a little and letting some of the barriers down.
It shows your children that seeking help is okay. Seeking assistance is okay. Acknowledging you need a helping hand somewhere along the line is okay.
I can not help recall the many successes, business owners, CEO’s, prime ministers, presidents and all people famous that have got to where they are today. No doubt, they got a little help along the way.
But why is it so hard? Who are we trying to prove? Or are there greater demons underneath?
I’ve been let down. Some people I thought I could rely on, some people have offered to help… and then…..
Why offer if you are not going to fulfil your end of the bargain?
Motherhood is a journey, a tough one, sometimes crappy, sometimes hard, sometimes lonely.
Questions, questions…
Someone I know didn’t want to be seen as “weak”. “I can do it on my own”, he says.
Permission, acceptance, Knowing….
But I know I have to ask again. I know I am no great pillar of strength all the time. I know I will burn out with out a little help.
Maybe a little extra happiness is letting a few more people in?…..
