Let’s say, you wanted someone to help you write a proposal. Instead they only send you an email detailing what key elements are in the proposal. That’s frustrating right? Or maybe for your birthday, your spouse gives you a gift when all you wanted was a compliment.
And so you resist. You get angry and disappointed. You feel frustrated that no-one understands you and your needs. If only you got it your way, things might work…
As a result you reject the help you’ve been given.
Too often, we spend our time resisting the help that comes. We think we know better. We think that if only we get it “our way”, everything will function beautifully.
But what if “your way” is wrong? What if you don’t necessarily know what you need? You forget that others may be seeing the problem differently that you are. And that they are providing help in the best possible manner. For you.
The challenge then, is to accept the help. Exactly as it is sent. Let go of the expectation of what it “should” look like and receive as it is.
Will you accept the help?
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