Asking for Help
9 May 2025
The idea for this post came from two sources of inspiration:
The daily channeled writing practice I embarked on as of the first of this month, and
A conversation with a couple of women earlier this week that “went places,” let’s say.
Perhaps that will give you some insight into why this isn’t your typical asking-for-help post.
Asking for Help is an original blog post by Ellen M. Gregg, published on ellenmgregg.com on 9 May 2025. #askingforhelp #spiritguides #indwelling #intuition #channeling
A double illumination
The daily channeled writing practice began on 1 May, and yet it was the conversation that helped illuminate how I hadn’t been asking for help with any sort of intention or regularity for a long time.
It was a double illumination, because I realized 1) I hadn’t been asking my guides for help with any regularity, and 2) I hadn’t been asking my indwellers, either. The first was bad enough. The second, though? That was almost incomprehensible.
The illumination helped me to see that I’d slipped into the strangely comfortable discomfort zone of humaning due to overlooking the easy access to my guides and indwellers. It’s as though I forgot that all I needed to do was ask.
There’s power in asking.
Some people might tell us that asking for help shows weakness. I beg to differ. It’s my observation that asking for help shows strength. There’s vulnerability in asking for help, and so it takes strength to ask. As for the power piece, when we ask for help in the way I’m highlighting here, it’s a power move.
Every day since 1 May, the first thing I write in my journal is a question directed to my spirit team. That question is, “What would be most helpful for me to know today?” It’s an open question, because I’m not asking them to tell me something in particular.
I’m not asking them to predict how my day will go or tell me what I should and should not do. I have no specific intention beyond receiving an answer to my inquiry. The answers, therefore, are powerful. They’re rich and varied.
Over the past nine days, I’ve gained so much more understanding and wisdom about myself, my life, and my work. Imagine what happened, then, when, as a result of that conversation earlier this week, I checked in with my indwellers similarly.
Let’s just say, it’s been eye-opening. I’m grateful and I’m humbled. Suffice it to say, I’m committed to remembering to ask for help.
For your reflection:
Are you being intentional about asking for help from your guides?
Thanks for reading.
