It’s Okay to Ask for Help

It’s okay to ask for help. 

Yes, I DO Deserve Good Things. And NO, it’s never ‘too much’ to be receiving!

These are the lessons I have learned recently. The icing on the cake was recently when I was the speaker at the Shakopee, Minnesota chapter of Polka Dot Powerhouse.

 

 

Small Crisis

I was in a small crisis because I was dog sitting in a town far away from what I know and something happened and I wasn’t sure what to do. (It had nothing to do with the dog – it was personal)

I have always been one to do my best to be independent and not inconvenience anyone with what my needs may be. I have gotten myself through much bigger crisis than this!

I remember working with a business coach once who asked me who I turned to when I needed support. My response to her was, “I hire someone who can help me with whatever I need.” She was shocked to learn that I didn’t have anyone that I could lean on. Yet I have been learning so much about what it means to have a group of people that care about me and really WANT to be there for me,  so this time – I ASKED FOR HELP!

You know what happened? I received the help I needed, with a smile and with such willingness – it was simply amazing!!! Whenever I visit the Shakopee Polka Dot Powerhouse chapter, I feel special. The Managing Director always goes out of her way to make each person that is attending feel very important. She made it SAFE for me to ask for help.

 

Where It All Began

The story really began though when I went to the Albuquerque, New Mexico – Polka Dot Powerhouse chapter to speak there.

When I returned home I made an appointment to have some Emotional Freedom Techniques sessions for myself to find out the ‘root cause’ of the way I found myself reacting when I was there. My experience in Albuquerque concerned me deeply.

What happened in ABQ?!? Each of the women there were OVER THE TOP generous, kind, and loving towards me! I mean it. Over the top.

I found myself exclaiming out loud each and every day (with different people) “That is too much!” and then each evening I would lie in bed and ask myself, “What did I do to deserve all of these good things/experiences?”

I was in Albuquerque visiting my Polka Dot sisters for 10 days. The abundance of genuine love was an overwhelming surprise for me. That was in March.

 

Wisconsin too?!?

Then in April, I was the speaker at two other Polka Dot Powerhouse chapters in a rural Wisconsin area (places I had not heard of before – Steven’s Point and Minocqua). And once again, the love and GENUINE connection that the Managing Directors displayed to me was OUT OF THIS WORLD. I also met some amazing new Polka Dot sisters in those areas and in Wausau, Wisconsin.

I did finally have my EFT sessions to enable me to FREE the emotions around what had me feeling like I didn’t deserve all this good in my life that I had been receiving both in New Mexico and Wisconsin. I had no idea what it was. It was a buried childhood memory.

Step by Step

That’s why I had someone work with me on revealing it. Because I know the value of having someone guide me to the ‘core issue’. By taking that step of releasing those feelings of ‘not deserving’, I am inviting even more goodness in my life. It’s not about what is logical. It’s about what was my emotional FEELING about the situation. More goodness can now come easily into my life. Bravo!

And now, I have taken another step forward by realizing it is safe to ask for what I need. I am so grateful for this group of women who truly care about me as a person. They accept me for who I am. We are all different. We all have our little idiosyncrasies. I am who I am and yet I am changing who I am because of them.

 

There’s no need to feel alone. We can all find our ‘tribe’. And yes, it is okay to ask for help because your tribe will WANT to be there for you.

Where in your life have you noticed yourself reacting in a way that has surprised you? Can you relate to any of this? Please share. I do care.