Asking for and receiving help from others.

In the past couple of weeks I've come across some conversations and situations related to asking and receiving help from others. When I was looking through a pile of articles today looking for some ideas to help me with writing my own article I came across this story that I thought was worth sharing.
Many living things need each other to survive. If you have ever seen an Aspen tree, you may have noticed that it does not grow alone. Aspens are found in clusters or groves.
The reason for this is that the aspen tree sends up new shoots from the roots. In a small grove, all of the trees may actually be connected by their roots.
Giant redwood trees may tower in the sky and it would seem that they would require extremely deep roots to anchor them against strong winds however it is believed that their roots are actually quite shallow in order to capture as much surface water as possible and they spread in all directions, intertwining with other redwoods. Locked together in this way, all the trees support each other in wind and storms. Like the aspen, they never stand alone and they need one another to survive.
People are also connected by a system of roots. We are born to a family and learn early to make friends. We are not meant to survive long without others. And just like the redwood tree we need to hold one another up. When we are pounded by the sometimes vicious storms of life, we need others to support and sustain us.
Have you been going it alone? Maybe it's time to let someone else help hold you up for a while or perhaps someone needs to hang on to you for a while for support.
If you are in a place in your life where you could use the support of a coach, you can contact Jo at
http://www.destinybychoice.com.au/contact-us/