Asking for Help......Can we only ask when we need it?

......and are we needy if we ask for help?  One of the biggest and most confusing obstacles in my path was the belief that we can only ask for help when we really, truly, desperately need it.  Asking for assistance when we are not needy and desperate is a necessity to living our best lives.  Do you hesitate before asking for help?

It always starts with being authentic.  If we set the intention to ask for help in an authentic and honest way, it sets up the path to success.  You know, stop "crying wolf".  Don't ask for money to pay the rent and then head to Vegas with the money (did anyone else enjoy that "Everybody Loves Raymond" episode??).

When we request assistance, it is important to know the system involves "give and take".  We are not always asking and we are not always giving.  Give what you have an abundance of, take what you lack.  I love to share my gifts and talents when possible.  I will ask for assistance with other things I lack.

The paradigm shift of believing we are not taking away from other people when we ask for something for ourselves is imperative to grasping the abundance strategy.  But when some people make requests, they feel like it is wrong because of starving children in other parts of the world.  Truth be told, we can assist them more when we have more to give them.  So.....asking for ourselves while living authentically creates possibilities of having more to give.

The position of our mental mindset will change the result of what we receive in response to a request.  Knowing we are enough and having a bad moment is different than desperation.  It feels different and intuitive people can feel that energy.  A hiring manager probably would not want to give a job to someone who looks and feels hopeless.  

So what does one do if he or she is hopeless?  We have to believe in a better tomorrow, surround ourselves with nature and other no-cost abundance and concentrate on the knowingness that tomorrow can be a clean slate.  If you did not have a good support system as a child, you need to find one now.  Gathering the strength to know you need help is a hopeful sign!  We all can lead better lives, one step at a time.

Have a great day!

xo
Conni