Let them help you to carry it

I am yet to see anyone who needs absolutely no help from anyone else. People may pretend to be all-sufficient on their own, but we know that is not true. The greatest of people in history and in our time today have used the help of those around them. Those who decide to live alone on their private island suffer a bit. Or maybe the right word is not “suffer” but “miss-out”. They miss out on the great opportunity to get the support they require to get where they are meant to be. In fact, one may say that it is arrogant to think that you don’t need anyone to accomplish what you are doing. If you are someone who carries a big idea or has a sizeable responsibility, you will realize that you need others to help you make an impact that no individual can single-handedly make.

Sometimes what we are carrying may not be an idea. It may be a burden, a heavy weight that we carry in our minds or in our lives which makes things somewhat difficult. At times, we carry problems and issues that are heavier than we can carry alone. The truth is that we as humans are not perfect in anything. If you live in the real world, you will have challenges and you will face difficult situations that are typical in our world. None of us is immune to burden, weights, and issues of life. However, we do not need to scuffle with life all alone. When we are carrying burdens, those are times we can take some help from others.
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What do you carry? Do you carry great responsibilities at home, work or community? Do you have an assignment big enough that you know you cannot do it alone? Maybe your own situation is such that you are weighed down by challenges. This message is about letting other people help you carry the load. When the load is heavier than you can carry, then allow those who would help to do so. We should stop playing superheroes. Everyone needs help. If anyone lends a genuine helping hand to you, take it and use the help. Let them help you carry the load.

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Actions for the week

1. Think about yourself and your circumstances. Do you need help? If so, is anyone offering to help? Then, take the help or ask someone who can genuinely help.
2. You too can be a help to someone else. Find someone who needs help. Provide them the help willingly and without strings attached.
3. Share this message with those in your network.

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A quote to remember
“Accepting help doesn’t make you weak. It’s like catching your breath so you can stand up again and help others. When one person is down, the other one is up.” — Morgan L. Buss

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Until another time,
Dele Ola, Award-Winning Author of Be A Change Agent
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