Ask and You Shall Receive

I have a difficult time asking for things. My Grandpa passed when I was young, and my Grandma immediately fell into a dark depression. Here we were, just us two, stuck in America where my Grandma didn't know the language, I'm 8 years old dealing with the funeral arrangements, the bills, the business (we had a 180 acre Arabian and Quarter Horse ranch that catered to Hollywood celebrities) my own schooling, and what little I could do for my Grandmas mental health spiral.

I took care of everything and everyone from a very young age through my late teens. I know this is why I have a hard time asking for help- due to the circumstances of my childhood there was no one to ask so I was conditioned to do it all myself.

There are many reasons why you have reservations against asking. You may have been denied or disappointed so much that you are conditioned that asking will usually result in letdown. Or you may have been raised with very little and knew not to ask because it would be an impossibility.

But that was then and this is now. You are a different person with a different set of individuals surrounding you.

People want to help. It's in our nature. You know that warm, fuzzy feeling you get when you help someone? We all get that and want to keep helping. Your close ones want to help. But no one knows how- we are not mind readers. You must ask. And the more you ask, the more you will realize that the human species is a community, and we all do things for each other. We all want to help.

Don't deny others of the warm fuzzies! Ask a loved one for something today!