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...
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