Welcome,
This is time for you.
A little space to slow down,
To soften and to reconnect with yourself.
Perhaps allowing your shoulders to drop a little,
Your jaw to relax and your hands to soften.
Giving yourself permission to arrive exactly as you are in this moment.
Taking a gentle breath in.
And slowly breathing out.
Again breathing in.
And breathing out.
Allowing your belly to gently rise as you breathe in.
And soften as you breathe out.
There is nowhere else you need to be right now.
Nothing you need to figure out.
Simply this moment and the opportunity to be here for yourself.
Today I'd like to invite you to explore the idea of receiving support.
Not just allowing support into your life,
But allowing yourself to ask for the support that you genuinely need.
Because sometimes we can be so used to doing things ourselves.
We become the ones who organize,
Who plan,
Who hold things together.
We figure things out.
And we keep going.
And somewhere along the way,
We can become so accustomed to being the person others rely on.
That asking for support can feel unfamiliar.
Perhaps we worry about being a burden.
Or we worry about inconveniencing other people.
Perhaps we find ourselves saying,
It's okay,
I've got it.
Even when a part of us would really appreciate some help.
Or maybe you do ask for support.
Though we leave so much unsaid,
Hoping that the other person will understand what we need.
Assuming they will know what will help us the most.
And when the support we receive doesn't quite meet our needs,
We might feel disappointed,
Frustrated,
Or even wonder whether we should have done it ourselves.
If any of this feels familiar.
Simply allow yourself to notice that.
There is nothing you need to change in this moment.
This is simply an opportunity to become a little more aware of how you experience support.
Taking a gentle breath in.
I'm breathing out.
Now bring your awareness back to yourself.
Back to your body.
And this space you are in.
And begin to consider what it might feel like to truly believe that it is safe to receive support in a way that serves you.
You don't have to do everything alone.
You're allowed to have needs and you're allowed to express those needs.
And you're allowed to ask for help in a way that feels right for you.
Because asking for support doesn't mean handing over your power.
It doesn't mean giving someone else the responsibility of deciding what is best for you.
You can know what you need and you can communicate what would help for you right now.
You can allow another person to support you in a way that respects your needs and boundaries and where you are right now.
Perhaps taking a moment to notice what happens within you when you hear those words.
It is safe to ask for what I need.
It is safe to express what would help me.
It is safe to receive support that feels aligned with me.
Sometimes receiving the support we need begins with being honest with ourselves.
Allowing ourselves to acknowledge that something feels difficult.
That we could use a little help.
That we don't have to wait until we are completely exhausted,
Overwhelmed,
Or completely out of energy to reach out to someone.
We can ask while we still have something left to give.
We can ask because we value our time,
Our energy and our well-being.
We can ask because we are human.
And we can allow support to be a natural part of how we move through life.
Now I'd like you to bring to mind an area of your life where a little support would feel good right now.
Perhaps something around the home.
Maybe something at work.
Something you've been carrying emotionally that you haven't shared with anyone.
Or perhaps something within yourself that you've been trying to navigate alone.
You don't need to find the perfect answer.
Just notice what comes to mind for you.
Gently ask yourself.
What would actually help me here right now.
What would genuinely help me.
To move through.
This thing that I am navigating right now.
And perhaps you need someone to listen without offering solutions.
Maybe you need some practical help so that something can be taken off your plate.
Or maybe you simply need some reassurance.
Maybe you need some more time and space.
Or maybe a little understanding.
Or perhaps you need someone to sit beside you without needing you to explain everything or make it better.
Allowing yourself to recognize what you need without minimizing it.
You don't have to make your needs smaller to make them easier to express.
And you don't have to wait for someone to notice what you haven't yet found the words to say.
You're allowed to give your needs a voice.
Now imagine what it might feel like to communicate that need clearly and kindly.
To say to someone,
I'd really appreciate your help with this.
Or what would help me most right now is for you to listen.
I'm not looking for advice.
Or maybe I need a little more time before I can give you an answer.
Or maybe it's asking someone in your life,
Could you please take this off my plate for me today?
It would really make a difference to me.
Notice how different it can feel when you allow yourself to be specific.
When you give someone the opportunity to understand what support looks like for you.
Because people cannot always know what we need unless we tell them.
And we don't have to make them guess.
We can offer clarity.
We can express ourselves with kindness and we can trust that our needs are worthy of communicating and that it is safe to use our voice in doing this.
And as you imagine asking for the support you need,
Allow yourself to notice any feelings that arise.
Perhaps there's a sense of relief.
Maybe there's a bit of uncertainty.
And maybe there's a part that's still learning that it's okay to ask for this support.
And you don't need to force yourself to feel completely comfortable with this.
You can simply begin to create a little more space for the possibility of asking for support in a way that serves you.
The possibility that asking for support and help can feel natural to you.
That you can allow others to show up for you without needing to manage every part of the experience.
And that you can remain connected to yourself throughout it all.
Because receiving support also means allowing yourself to notice whether the support being offered is what you actually need.
You can appreciate someone's willingness to help.
And still communicate that something different would serve you better.
You can simply say thank you.
What would help me even more is this.
You can accept what feels right.
You can ask for something different and you can recognize when you need to find another kind of support.
You're allowed to have boundaries.
And you're allowed to participate in the way you are supported.
And you're allowed to receive support without feeling that you must abandon yourself in the process.
Now bring your attention back to your breath.
Breathing in gently and breathing out slowly.
And allowing these words to settle in,
In whatever way feels right for you.
I'm allowed to have mates.
I'm allowed to ask for help.
I can express what I need clearly and kindly.
I don't have to expect others to read my mind.
My Maids Matter.
My voice matters.
I can receive support that honours where I am today and what I need today.
Take a moment now to imagine yourself moving through your day with this understanding.
Maybe noticing an opportunity to ask for help before you become overwhelmed.
Maybe expressing what you need instead of hoping someone will work it out.
Perhaps allowing someone to do something for you without immediately feeling the need to repay them or to take back control.
You don't need to change everything at once.
It simply begins with one honest conversation at a time.
One clear request.
One moment of allowing yourself to receive.
And then each time you give yourself permission to express a need,
You create an opportunity to experience support in a new way.
One that allows you to remain true to yourself.
And one that reminds you that you're allowed to be both capable and supported.
Taking one final gentle breath in.
And slowly breathing out.
Feeling yourself here in this moment,
Connected to your body,
Connected to your own inner wisdom.
And open to the possibility of allowing more support into your life.
Remember,
You don't have to earn support by doing everything for everyone else.
You're allowed to ask and you're allowed to receive.
As you move through the rest of your day,
Perhaps carry one gentle question with you.
What support would feel good for me right now,
And how can I give myself permission to ask for it?
Give yourself time to discover the answer.
Trust yourself to recognize what you truly need.
And remember that sometimes the next step isn't doing more.
It's allowing yourself to be supported.
So starting to come back into the space around you.
Wriggling your fingers,
Wriggling your toes.
Maybe doing a big stretch or even a yawn.
Give your body a little wiggle.
And when you're ready,
Gently blinking open your eyes.
Thank you for taking this time for yourself.
Keep making space to hear yourself and have the most magical day.
