Growing Up, Reaching Out

I used to think that growing up meant that you learned how to stand on your own two feet, how to be strong alone, be ready to handle anything and everything that came your way.

Now that I am growing up, I'm finding that it's completely the opposite. Reaching out for help is actually the wise move. Add that to the list of things I wish people wouldn't tiptoe around.

I don't think I'll ever stop trying to do things by myself first before asking for help, though. I'm just too stubborn.

Thank goodness there are people who know me well enough to see through the facade and can see that I need much more support than I let onto. God knows how much I need it -- He's the one listening to me asking for it when I don't feel like it's there.

~"Growing up is never easy. You hold onto the things that were. You wonder what's to come. But that night, I think we knew it was time to let go of what had been, and look ahead to what would be. Other days. New days. Days to come. The thing is, we didn't have to hate each other for getting older. We just had to forgive ourselves...for growing up." [The Wonder Years]~

This song just came on Pandora. It's beautiful. And it's one of those that just fits into the day perfectly.