1 00:00:03,480 --> 00:00:09,720 Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio. Good Morning, 2 00:00:10,720 --> 00:00:16,480 Speaker 1: This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's 3 00:00:16,480 --> 00:00:20,960 Speaker 1: tip is that help tends to come through other people. 4 00:00:22,520 --> 00:00:24,680 Speaker 1: So if you are in a situation where you need 5 00:00:24,760 --> 00:00:28,159 Speaker 1: some help, be open to what others can give you, 6 00:00:29,320 --> 00:00:32,479 Speaker 1: and you just might find yourself doing a lot better. 7 00:00:34,800 --> 00:00:37,520 Speaker 1: So there is an often told story about a very 8 00:00:37,720 --> 00:00:41,559 Speaker 1: righteous religious man who is trapped in his house by 9 00:00:41,600 --> 00:00:45,520 Speaker 1: a flood. As the water rises, he prays that God 10 00:00:45,560 --> 00:00:49,640 Speaker 1: will rescue him. A rescue team comes by, but he 11 00:00:49,720 --> 00:00:54,880 Speaker 1: waves him off because he is certain that God will intervene. 12 00:00:55,000 --> 00:00:59,760 Speaker 1: Then a boat comes by and he waves that off too. Finally, 13 00:01:00,360 --> 00:01:04,039 Speaker 1: a helicopter hovers outside his window, but he is still 14 00:01:04,080 --> 00:01:09,399 Speaker 1: waiting for the Almighty Alas, that doesn't happen, and when 15 00:01:09,400 --> 00:01:13,119 Speaker 1: he finds himself at the pearly gates, he asks God 16 00:01:13,200 --> 00:01:19,040 Speaker 1: what went wrong? God, frustrated, notes that he sent a 17 00:01:19,080 --> 00:01:24,319 Speaker 1: rescue team, a boat, and a helicopter. What else was 18 00:01:24,360 --> 00:01:28,479 Speaker 1: he supposed to do? Now? I imagine that most of us 19 00:01:28,480 --> 00:01:33,280 Speaker 1: aren't that stubborn, but all of us couldn't realize that 20 00:01:33,319 --> 00:01:36,800 Speaker 1: when we need help in life, most likely that help 21 00:01:37,360 --> 00:01:40,120 Speaker 1: is going to come in the form of other people. 22 00:01:41,680 --> 00:01:45,080 Speaker 1: If you are depressed, you can hope that the depression 23 00:01:45,080 --> 00:01:49,360 Speaker 1: will go away, and it might, but most likely that 24 00:01:49,400 --> 00:01:52,520 Speaker 1: will happen through the care of a physician, the help 25 00:01:52,560 --> 00:01:56,200 Speaker 1: of a therapist, and a support of family and friends. 26 00:01:57,280 --> 00:01:59,160 Speaker 1: You can hope to find a job that won't make 27 00:01:59,200 --> 00:02:03,040 Speaker 1: you miserable, but that new job will most likely come 28 00:02:03,080 --> 00:02:06,400 Speaker 1: through an old colleague or a neighbor who knows someone 29 00:02:06,440 --> 00:02:09,400 Speaker 1: who is hiring and puts in a good word for you. 30 00:02:11,120 --> 00:02:14,440 Speaker 1: Even something like finding a new place to live is 31 00:02:14,600 --> 00:02:18,200 Speaker 1: likely going to be the result of someone forwarding you 32 00:02:18,400 --> 00:02:22,560 Speaker 1: a listing that she saw. We simply can't be aware 33 00:02:22,639 --> 00:02:25,960 Speaker 1: of everything in the world, and the more deeply you 34 00:02:26,000 --> 00:02:29,080 Speaker 1: are in a problem, the less likely you are to 35 00:02:29,160 --> 00:02:33,160 Speaker 1: know the solution. It's going to have to come from 36 00:02:33,200 --> 00:02:37,720 Speaker 1: somewhere else. This seems simple enough, but I think a 37 00:02:37,760 --> 00:02:40,160 Speaker 1: lot of us don't think about reaching out for help 38 00:02:40,240 --> 00:02:43,640 Speaker 1: and being open to the help that is offered nearly enough. 39 00:02:44,800 --> 00:02:48,320 Speaker 1: We don't want to take advantage of people, and we shouldn't. 40 00:02:49,240 --> 00:02:51,440 Speaker 1: But if a friend asked you for something that was 41 00:02:51,480 --> 00:02:54,600 Speaker 1: within your power to do, my guess is that you 42 00:02:54,600 --> 00:02:57,600 Speaker 1: would be happy to do it, and so if you 43 00:02:57,760 --> 00:03:01,080 Speaker 1: are in a tough patch, be willing to reach out 44 00:03:02,080 --> 00:03:05,840 Speaker 1: can make your life easier. A neighbor just might be 45 00:03:05,880 --> 00:03:09,200 Speaker 1: willing to run to the drug store for pedialyte if 46 00:03:09,200 --> 00:03:13,480 Speaker 1: you are stuck home alone with a sick kid. On 47 00:03:13,560 --> 00:03:17,000 Speaker 1: a recent flight, a woman asked the flight attendant if 48 00:03:17,000 --> 00:03:20,000 Speaker 1: she could ask us all to sit for twenty seconds 49 00:03:20,200 --> 00:03:22,200 Speaker 1: so she could leave the plane to make a very 50 00:03:22,240 --> 00:03:26,840 Speaker 1: tight connection. So the flight attendant asked, and we did, 51 00:03:27,919 --> 00:03:30,760 Speaker 1: and everyone wished the woman good luck as she hustled 52 00:03:30,760 --> 00:03:35,680 Speaker 1: down the aisle, and if people offered to help take it. 53 00:03:36,960 --> 00:03:39,560 Speaker 1: My accountant recently offered to do something for me that 54 00:03:40,040 --> 00:03:42,520 Speaker 1: perhaps I could have figured out with a very long 55 00:03:42,560 --> 00:03:45,520 Speaker 1: call to the irs, but she was going to be 56 00:03:45,800 --> 00:03:49,720 Speaker 1: a lot faster. A parent who was already at an 57 00:03:49,720 --> 00:03:53,880 Speaker 1: event offered to drive my kids home so I didn't 58 00:03:53,880 --> 00:03:57,120 Speaker 1: have to go out in the rain with my little ones. Wow, 59 00:03:57,280 --> 00:04:00,960 Speaker 1: was I happy about that. If you are a nice 60 00:04:01,080 --> 00:04:07,800 Speaker 1: and normal person, you probably don't make unreasonable requests, and 61 00:04:07,880 --> 00:04:11,480 Speaker 1: you help others when you can as well. So go 62 00:04:11,520 --> 00:04:15,560 Speaker 1: ahead and make life easier for yourself by saying yes 63 00:04:15,640 --> 00:04:18,720 Speaker 1: to the help that is offered and asking for what 64 00:04:18,800 --> 00:04:22,039 Speaker 1: you need. If you believe the story of the man 65 00:04:22,080 --> 00:04:26,480 Speaker 1: with the boat and the helicopter. Even divine help is 66 00:04:26,520 --> 00:04:30,000 Speaker 1: going to come through other people, so be open to 67 00:04:30,040 --> 00:04:35,479 Speaker 1: it and you will probably wind up better off. In 68 00:04:35,520 --> 00:04:41,320 Speaker 1: the meantime, This is Laura. Thanks for listening, and here's 69 00:04:41,400 --> 00:04:51,200 Speaker 1: to making the most of our time. Hey, everybody, I'd 70 00:04:51,240 --> 00:04:53,680 Speaker 1: love to hear from you. You can send me your tips, 71 00:04:53,760 --> 00:04:58,360 Speaker 1: your questions, or anything else. Just connect with me on Twitter, Facebook, 72 00:04:58,440 --> 00:05:03,240 Speaker 1: and Instagram at Before Breakfast pod that's b E the 73 00:05:03,360 --> 00:05:07,600 Speaker 1: number four, then Breakfast p o D. You can also 74 00:05:07,600 --> 00:05:11,680 Speaker 1: shoot me an email at Before Breakfast Podcasts at iHeartMedia 75 00:05:11,720 --> 00:05:14,360 Speaker 1: dot com. 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