Ask for help to receive spiritual guidance

I can definitely speak for myself when I notice how difficult I find it to ask for help. I thought that doing everything on my own was what was going to make me successful. I was protecting myself by proving I didn’t need anyone. Feeling independent is something we thrive on and it’s a healthy thing to some degree, but it can also become limiting when it starts alienating us. And if I look a little further beyond and try to explain why I didn’t involve others in my life and dreams, it was because I was afraid of needing support. I think being independent is a part of me, but accepting emotional support and supporting others emotionally will always be important to me too.

And writing the above paragraph made me aware of it once more. I realized that I needed a little pick-me-up and I called a friend for support. I still find it incredibly hard to do, but I do not want to do everything on my own anymore.

I used to put so much pressure on myself to be perfect and to do everything myself, but it just didn’t work anymore. At some point in my life – honestly, not that long ago – everything I tried, was failing. I hit wall after wall after wall. Life was trying to tell me something. I was afraid to ask for help or spiritual guidance, because I was so scared of failing, but exactly because I was not asking for help, I was not moving forward.

It is not up to others to offer us help. It is up to us to ask for help to receive spiritual guidance and to learn to accept it the way it comes. And I intentionally use the words ‘learn to accept’, because it is a process. But it is a journey worth embarking on. If there is one thing I have learnt in the past year, it is that others GLADLY help us out. But it is up to us to ask for it and to be open to see what is sent our way. It might be different from what we expected, but it might be exactly what we need.

Accepting help doesn't mean you have to do what the other person says, but it means learning that what the other person shares, is a suggestion that comes from their own experience and reality. And that it is totally okay to love that suggestion and build upon it, as well as it’s totally okay to not resonate with it and do nothing with it. Remember that it is always an INVITATION you are free to accept or decline. But it’s worth it being open to listen, because you might learn something on the way! It’s okay and it’s important to surround yourself with people you can learn from. You can use that what resonates with you as your foundation to build from and let the rest float away from you.

You are the seed and you can only bloom when you’re embedded in rich, nutrient soil. So let the ones that inspire you be your soil and allow their wisdom to trigger yours. (I officially patent that quote now, Tetelestai 😉 )

It is okay to need help, but we need to understand that the responsibility of asking for it is OURS, Time and time again.. We will NEVER be negated help; your greater being and the universe are ALWAYS there for you. If there's something going on that's a bit bigger than calling a friend, I usually just sit down for a moment, I take a deep breath, and I talk to my inner self like this: Would you please like to help me out with X? I need some support. I feel a bit stuck/uncertain about what my next move should be. Could you please help me get clarity and help me find a way to take my next step? That is now done. Thanks a lot. (I always smile at them and feel grateful, because I know my request will be heard). And then I let it go and move on with my day.

Help will always come, but it’s up to us to ask for it. It might be a person or situation you run into, a quote you read, an idea you get, or it might mean doing nothing… It can come in many different ways. But it will always come, divinely timed.

With all my light, love, kindness, and appreciation,

Lynn