Help

For the longest time, I felt that by asking for help that meant you were admitting defeat. It wasn't until much later in life where I realized that was the wrong philosophy to have.

"Having someone help you doesn't mean that you've failed. It just means that you're not in it alone."

I saw this one day and I'm not altogether sure where, but it changed my life. I finally came face to face with my fear. I didn't want to fail so therefore I never asked for help. I wanted to do it on my own. I wanted to be independent, not lean on anyone else or depend on someone. Then I realized that getting help doesn't mean that you're a failure. There will be people who know more than me and it's ok to ask them for assistance.

I've always felt like I needed to prove myself to someone whether it was a teacher, a classmate or my parents. Still do sometimes. I don't like feeling like I can't do something on my own. I've heard those words, "You can't" too many times and it stings. That phrase made me fight harder and be the best student I could be at everything. Math unfortunately, I had to accept that I just wasn't good at it. I still have to write down figures in order to come up with a correct answer. Never liked it when someone was better at me at something.

God created us each differently and uniquely. That's His divine plan. If all of us were like me, an awesome writer and a terrible math grump, this world would never see spaceships or airplanes. So many careers involve math heavily, even architecture. So if I have to ask for help on a math assignment or even assistance carrying something, I'll be ok. So will you. :)