Accept help when offered from "summary" of Traveling Mercies by Anne Lamott
When someone offers you help, it can be hard to accept. It feels easier to decline, to say "I'm fine, I can handle it on my own." But the truth is, we all need help sometimes. We can't do everything on our own, no matter how much we try to convince ourselves otherwise. I used to have a hard time accepting help. I was stubborn and independent, convinced that I could handle everything on my own. But life has a way of humbling you, of showing you that you can't always go it alone. And when I finally started to accept help, I realized how much lighter I felt, how much easier everything seemed. Accepting help doesn't make you weak. In fact, it takes strength to admit that you need assistance. It takes courage to be vulnerable, to let others see that you're not perfect. But when you allow yourself to be helped, you open yourself up to a world of support and love that you may have never known existed. I learned this lesson the hard way, through trial and error and a lot of stubbornness. But once I finally let go of my pride and allowed others to help me, my life changed in ways I never could have imagined. I found comfort in the kindness of others, in the knowledge that I didn't have to carry the weight of the world on my shoulders alone. So the next time someone offers you help, don't be so quick to refuse. Take a deep breath, swallow your pride, and say yes. You may be surprised at how much better you feel, how much easier everything becomes. Accepting help is not a sign of weakness, but of strength and wisdom.
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