Helpfulness – A Little Effort

20 Aug Helpfulness – A Little Effort

A little effort

Being helpful doesn’t take much – helpfulness requires little effort. It all starts with a thought about how you could be useful to a friend, a colleague, neighbour or stranger. Have you ever been in the position where someone has done something nice for you and do you remember how good it felt?

A pure intention

Being helpful by doing something, anything, for someone else feels right. For you as well as the other person. When being helpful, make sure your intention is pure and that you have no expectations in return. Having expectations is where hurt lives because when you give and have hopes of something in return, you may be disappointed.

Karma lives on

When you are helpful, you will receive help when you need it. But not necessarily from those that you helped. The world works in mysterious ways, but it does have a few laws that it seems to follow, such as what goes around comes around.

What goes around

Be helpful without expecting anything in return. Receiving help means that when you receive support, you genuinely appreciate it as you didn’t expect it – regardless of where it comes from. During your life, you will need some help at some stage, and you’ll not only be appreciative but also surprised as to who offers that support.

The balance of helpfulness

Being helpful is one thing; taking over is another. When you are useful or are on the receiving end of someone who is helping you achieve something, there is an immense appreciation felt and appreciated.

If you are helping someone out over the long term, check in with them and let them know you are happy to provide support, offer advice etc. but ensure they know decisions are theirs. By empowering others, you feel good about what you’re doing and also reinforces to the other person that is in control of their life, whatever you do, continue to – be kind, be kind, be kind.

“Our prime purpose in this life is to help others.

And if you can’t help them, at least don’t hurt them.”

– Dalai Lama