I've spent the day working on my sponsorship letter, which has been a challenge. I'm grateful that I've been raised to be self-supporting but the flip side is that I have a difficult time asking for help... especially financial help. A recent conversation with my father helped me accept the idea of receiving support. He has been raising money for the art gallery/museum he's affiliated with in his small Vermont town. He said with a new-to-me assurance "Just ASK. The people who love you want to see you accomplish your dreams." I forget that fact when I get so involved in the details of how I am going to accomplish something. I think in terms of 'how much extra work am I going to need to rustle up in order to make 'such and such' happen. I forget that I am not an island. The "strong, independent woman" mentality creates walls, I have been discovering.
The ability to receive is something I've been pondering recently. I find it odd at how difficult it is, at times, to receive compliments, guidance and support in all its variety. Why is it sometimes so hard to accept blessings? Am I the only one that feels this way? Anyway, I am sure that this is one area I will be working on throughout this process. I've got a feeling that I will be receiving some surprising blessings of all sorts and I'll do the best I can at soaking them in and saying thank you without following it with an "Oh that old thing" sort of statement. Cheers to that!
Click here to view my sponsorship letter.
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