The Jomag Take #024 Its ok

 THE JOMAG TAKE #024 Its ok

Business as it really is.


It’s Ok.


I used to think being strong meant never needing help.


I was always the one who took care of things.

Made decisions.

Carried the load.

Stayed in control.


I never imagined needing someone to take care of me.


Then one day, I had to undergo emergency cranial (brain) surgery.  Even before the operation, I still felt strong until my doctor said something that stopped me cold:


“This can go bad.”


I was told not to move.

Not even to raise my head. For about a week.


And then I was given the sacrament of last rites.


That’s when strength starts to sound different.


After the surgery, I kept fighting it.  Fighting to stay in control.  Fighting to prove I was still okay.  And that’s when I got worse.

Another emergency.


To cut it short , there came the moment when I had no choice.


I needed help.


I needed people to:

• clean me

• wipe me

• move me

• do everything for me


And at that point, something inside me finally broke open.


I surrendered.


And in that surrender, I learned something that years of leadership never taught me:


It’s ok to be taken cared of.

It’s ok to need help.

It’s ok.


We grow up equating strength with independence.

With control.  With being the one others rely on.  But real life eventually teaches us a harder, kinder lesson:


No one is meant to carry everything alone.


Needing help doesn’t make you weak.  It makes you human.


Asking for help doesn’t erase your strength.

It reveals your trust.


Letting others care for you doesn’t diminish you.

It connects you back to life.


Some of us only learn this through crisis.

Through illness.

Through moments where control is taken away.


But the lesson is the same for everyone:


There will be seasons when you give.  And there will be seasons when you receive.


Both are necessary.


If you’re someone who’s tired, overwhelmed, or quietly struggling, you don’t have to earn care by breaking down completely.


You’re allowed to say:


“I need help.”


You’re allowed to rest.

You’re allowed to be cared for.


It’s ok.


-


JOMAG VERDICT


Strength is not never needing help.

Strength is knowing when to let others take care of you.


It’s ok.


—

JOMAG PRESS

Business as it really is.

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