Allow Yourself To Be Loved
Receiving care is a beautiful gift to the giver.
Hi there, friend.
One of my favorite shows is Stargate SG-1. In the series, Jack O’Neill is the leader. He’s courageous, independent, and always ready to do what needs to be done.
You would think he would never need help, but several times during the series, he had to rely on his team to help him. In fact, his survival depended on it. Often, it comes down to Daniel Jackson’s deep empathy and wisdom or Carter’s brilliant logic that are the saving grace. O’Neill’s character reminds me that even the smartest and most capable people have to let their friends save the day sometimes.
Even if Jack O’Neill didn’t want to be in a place where he needed help, he had to accept it when it came. Our survival is often tied to the same thing. Our team–our loved ones and friends–often need to come to our rescue.
Pushing people away when we’re having a hard day because we want to protect them from our reality or our messy brain may feel like the right thing, but often it’s the worst thing we can do.
In those darkest days, it’s often safest to have someone there with us, even if they’re just a silent partner, to help keep us safe. To help, they don’t have to try to “fix” things. Usually, just being present is enough to offer support. It takes a lot of vulnerability to be willing to accept that help gracefully, but that connection can be the difference between getting better and getting worse.
Just like Jack O’Neill, it’s up to us to accept help when it comes. Allow yourself to be loved, and let your team help.
Who is on your SG-1 (support) team when things get dark?
Journal Prompt
What is one way you can graciously accept a compliment, a favor, or a helping hand this weekend?
Until next time, keep fighting.
Scott Ninneman
This week’s theme post:
The Biggest Lie Your Brain Tells You
Sometime late last fall, a windstorm blew so strong that it ripped the vent cover off my attic fan. The vent cover is about 20 feet off the ground, and since my doctor has prohibited me from getting on ladders, I have not fixed it. I have probably half a dozen friends who would be willing to do it for me, but I’ve not asked anyone for help. Why not? Because I don’t want to feel like a burden...Do you ever feel that way?
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Scott Ninneman is the author of Speaking Bipolar’s 30 Days of Positivity, Another 30 Days of Positivity, Anchored in the Storm (Guided Journal), and the writer behind SpeakingBipolar.com. Living in the mountains of southeast Tennessee, he spends his days crunching numbers as a tax preparer and his nights caring for his mother and writing stories about bipolar life. (And he loves pandas.)
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