June 2024

Hands up if you have a hard time asking for or receiving help… ok, so you too?

Isn't it interesting that in our society/culture it is so often perceived as a weakness to ask for or receive help, yet one of the things that makes us feel the best about ourselves is helping others.

There are times in life when we are the helpers, offering ourselves, our actions, and words to others to support and love them. And there are times in life where we need to be the ones receiving help, even though we have been conditioned not to ask for it or to feel uncomfortable receiving it.

As I waddle into the final weeks of pregnancy I have been keenly aware of the need to ask for more help, mostly picking up things off the floor that I have dropped, but also as life circumstances continue to add to the proverbial pile of challenges as wife, mother and business owner.

As an entrepreneur and avid “dooer,” I have always been able to get done what needs to be done and excel at it in one way or another. However in this moment, this body, I am finding it difficult.  I am also finding within this moment,  people, friends and community members are showing up and asking “Can I help?”. I find myself surrendering the ego and saying yes.

There will be times in life when we need to say yes, yes to help, yes to support, yes to the unfolding of what is coming our way, ready or not. No matter how the deep societal norms try to hold us back from accepting it, we need to. We need to allow ourselves to be supported, loved and cared for. We all need it so much more than we allow ourselves to ask for.  When you do say yes to accepting help, it allows someone to serve from their heart and to be helpful and caring is at the true core of what humanity needs more than ever.

My mantra this month is Say Yes. Say yes to help, to support, to love. Know you deserve it, know you give it freely when it is asked of you and feel confident you can receive what you need to make it through.

So much love to you all,
Margot 💛