Giving and Receiving Support

We all need support from time to time. Most people have the idea that they alone must get thigs done, if they want it done right. Or we try to take on too much and end up in patterns of shouldering all the responsibility and perpetually taking care of others, and which leaves us feeling drained, resentful, and alone.

We must have support from others to thrive in this world. There is no need to carry everything alone. The feeling that we should be able to handle anything and everything at all times is not realistic and when we discover we are not superhuman, we make it into a personal problem and beat ourselves up for being a ‘failure’. In addition, if we feel overwhelmed, but we don’t know how to ask for help, we end up feeling resentful towards those who could help us. It’s just one big cycle of negativity and destruction.

Anything is possible when you have the right people there to support you.

Misty Copeland

The good news is, we don’t have to do it all alone! The people closest to us who love and care about us will be glad to offer help and support when we need it. Or alternatively, there are also groups and services available for free or low cost that can be of tremendous help. Just as we offer our assistance to others, we are equally as worthy and deserving of support from others.

Working together as a team ensures that things go more smoothly and often more quickly than when we try to tackle everything ourselves. Not only will we get more accomplished, but we will feel better because we will have more energy, feel like part of a team, and will be less stressed.

Be a rock to others in need, be a rock of support to those who are facing critical issues, be a rock full of caring, but be a rock who recognizes that you also will experience times when you need to seek your own rock. 

Byron Pulsifer