“I always wanted to be somebody. If I made it, it’s half because I was game enough to take a lot of punishment along the way and half because there were a lot of people who cared enough to help me.”
— Althea Gibson (1927 - )

Real Life isn’t always easy for many people. But it doesn’t always have to be that way. One reason why it seems to be harder than it should is that we don’t ask for help when we need it. We feel as if asking for assistance is proof that we are incompetent. Or we were brought up to believe that we should not impose ourselves and our needs on others.

The sad truth of it is that we only become inept when we are overwhelmed by our load because we waited too long to ask for help from our family, our friends, co-workers, or even strangers.

In Simple Abundance, Sarah Ban Breathnach asks us to “Think of it as a positive exchange of comfort and compassion in the circle of life.” Be kind to others and, most importantly, let others be kind to you.