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Good Help is NOT Hard to Find

  • Writer: Derek Hinchliffe
    Derek Hinchliffe
  • Jun 3, 2022
  • 2 min read

After a few days filled with stress, confusion and disappointment I woke up this morning with renewed energy and optimism.


I had two hours before a Zoom meeting, and I had a list of things I wanted to get done in those two hours (I like lists). They included writing a blog, contacting someone we are hoping will serve on our board, and reinstalling a high-quality microphone because it was difficult for others to hear me on the last Zoom meeting.


The other tasks on my list were more important, but I decided to do the mic first because I thought it would only take a few minutes, leaving me lots of time to get everything else on my list done. You can probably see where this is going.


I have many talents but trying to insert a tiny screw while simultaneously holding three other very small parts in place is not one of them. After more than 45 minutes of struggling to re-assemble the mic, I was frustrated and angry. It wasn’t until I started cursing out loud that I reluctantly decided to ask for help.


I found Amanda in her quiet place enjoying a cup of tea as she prepared for her day. She readily agreed to lend me a hand. Of course, with her nimble fingers she was able to accomplish in five minutes what I had failed to do in nearly an hour.

This got me wondering; why am I so reluctant to ask for help? Why didn’t I ask for assistance when I first ran into trouble?


More importantly how is this a metaphor of my life, including my Spiritual life?


How often do I keep paddling against the current, stubbornly trying to make things turn out the way “Derek” thinks they should, instead of turning it over to Spirit and allowing the flow of Divine intention to lead me. The answer is, too often!


Awareness is curative, and now that I’m aware of this trait I’m going to be more conscious of when I’m trying to “make something happen” and instead “allow it to happen”. Both in the Relative and in the Absolute.


I already know what the outcome will be. Fewer days filled with stress, confusion and disappointment.


Peace and Blessings,


Derek

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