We are not meant to get through life alone. In this episode, I share my mom’s ninth lesson: the importance of letting others take care of you.

Today's spoken word piece, one of my new favorites, is about how we aren't islands. Even if we don't recognize it, we don't live in a vacuum. We need connection; even when the world feels intrusive, and people are "too much to handle," we still need anchors in our lives. Those are the people we can really count on. The ones who truly care about our lives. Asking those people for help or letting them take care of you when you need it makes your life better – and gives their lives purpose.

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Songs in this episode: Tea Time by Falls; Some Kind of Wonderful by Nu Alkemi$t; Con Sazón by In This World

Poem: I Am Not an Island

Related Episodes:

Start Before You’re Ready: Creative Courage and the Power of Experimentation (Part 8) - Episode 71

The Healing Power of Touch - Lessons My Mama Taught Me (Part 7) - Episode 70

Learn the Language of Nature — Lessons My Mama Taught Me (Part 6) - Episode #69

Being Hateful is Incompatible with Being Whole – Lessons My Mama Taught Me (Part 5) - Episode #68

Giving Without Expectation – Lessons My Mama Taught Me (Part 4) - Episode #67

Take Notice of Little, Beautiful Things — Lessons My Mama Taught Me (Part 3) - Episode #66

Recognize the Good in Others — Lessons My Mama Taught Me (Part 2) – Episode #65

Let People Know You Love Them — Lessons My Mama Taught Me (Part 1) - Episode #64

Resources:

Lucy the Elephant

Journal Prompts:

1. Write about a time when a friend or family member took care of your needs. What did they do, and how did it make a difference?

2. Are you accepting of others taking care of you? Explore why you are or aren’t.

3. What new perspectives have you learned that you could have only gotten from letting someone else into your life?

Recent Audiobooks Narrated by Jill:

Lessons in Cornbread: A Memoir of Rebuilding

Prayers for When Anxiety Won't Let Go: Scripture-Rooted Prayers for Calm, Clarity, and Peace in Overwhelming Moments

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