If You Want Something, Ask For It
So many people I know are in drastic need of help right now yet unable to ask for it.
I get it. I used to be like that also. I remember clearly the turning point.
It was close to twenty-five years ago. It was twilight in the forest. Many of the best moments of my life have happened in the twilight of the forest.
It was summertime. She and I were engaged in a deep and intimate, heartfelt conversation as the air grew cooler, the crickets began to sing and the day slowly turned into night. I was telling this wise woman, with raw vulnerability, the things I wanted in my life, my passions, my inspirations, my desires, the deepest callings of my heart.
She looked at me with a deep presence and said something that changed the course of my life.
“If you want something, ask for it.”
It was a simple yet life-changing message I was open, available for, and ready to hear.
It struck me to my core, hitting me in a deep way that sent reverberations up and down my spine. It changed the direction of my life.
There’s a widespread perception I used to share that asking for help is a sign of failure, and that highly successful people don’t need to ask for help.
Nothing could be further from the truth.
The most successful people are the ones who have asked for and received the most support of all. In some cases, dozens or even hundreds of people whose job it is to support them in the areas of nutrition, physical fitness, mental and emotional health, spiritual practice/guidance, relationship counsel, business and financial consultants, etc.
The reason is that these people have a high degree of self-worth and self-love and are able to envision a brighter future. They are able to consistently invest their time, money and energy in committed devotion to a higher version of themselves, and their life.
Many people never ask for help not because they do not need it, but because fear, pride, shame, or old conditioning convinces them they have to do it alone. Yet asking for help is the very doorway through which a new life begins to blossom.
If you want something, ask for it.
You’re worth it.
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