Monday, September 24, 2007

Giving and Receiving.

I have a situation I’m dealing with that is challenging and burdensome, although it’s no bigger (or smaller) a challenge than lots and lots of people have to deal with at some point in their lives. For now, it’s just the way it is. Still, there are times when I don’t want to do it any more and wish it would go away. Those are the times when I let other people step in and help. Many people don’t like accepting help and I used to be one of them, but I’ve learned that it’s important to do for many reasons. One is that we all need help. Another is that most people need to be helpful. Therefore it’s got to be just as good to accept help as it is to give it.

I was on the road today and the CD Venus in Transit by my friend and fellow voice artist Jill Connolly was in my CD player. The last song on this CD is a lovely one called Throw it Away and it's about this very idea. It's about keeping the important stuff around to give to people (like love) and getting rid of what is not important (“stuff”). What is important and what is not will of course be different for everybody. But the line that really strikes me is, “Keep your hand wide open if you’re needing anything”. Whether it is a shoulder to cry on, material assistance, or any kind of gift, you have something to give away - I don’t know what it is – but somebody needs it. And you need what somebody else has to give, in your personal life or in your work. It all balances out. Let it happen.

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