Asking For Help

Asking for help is not a sign of weakness. 

Asking for help doesn't mean you owe anyone an explanation or back story. 

Asking for help, in no way, requires an apology. 

Asking for help does not require favors owed.

There is a falsehood that plagues us .... That we should be strong enough to do it all, carry it all, be it all. That we should suffer quietly, push through by whatever means necessary. Pull oursleves together any time someone is looking. 

I will not tell you to give in. 

I will be the very last to encourage you to lay down and let the world trample you. 

I will never encourage you to give up. 

But I WILL tell you this:

Asking for help IS the strongest acknowledgement of our humanity. 

Asking for help actually shows that you are strong enough, and aware enough, to recognize your own limitations. 

Asking for help does give others the opportunity to contribute, and feel a part of, your world. 

Asking for help definitely builds and strengthens connections between people. 

Asking for help is a way of saying "I trust you enough to let you see that I am vulnerable, and real, and human." 

I will not judge. I will not laugh. 

I will acknowledge your strength. I will help you move forward even if the only "real" help I have to offer is to walk beside you through the journey.

Lots of people will. 

Because asking for help doesn't showcase your weakness. Asking for help merely let's us see your strength.