The Art of Asking for Help

From the Shining Tribe Tarot, the Nine of Trees (Wands); from the Animal Tiles, Wolf:

This Nine of Wands illustrates the myth of Inanna who planted a tree on earth in hopes of having a throne and bed one day. But as the tree grew, other beings invaded it. Along came a human hero who cut down the tree and carved a throne and bed for her from it. As the book points out, if we try to see the world as only joy and light, our perception becomes distorted. We must take responsibility and make the effort to stand up for what we need. Of all the members of the genus Canis, the Wolf,  is most specialized for cooperative group hunting. Social animals, its pack consists of a mated pair and their offspring. Wolf is a reminder that it's smart and beneficial to allow others to help us, as long as we don't saddle them with all the work. 

It is an art to know how much responsibility to take on yourself and how much to direct to each of the people you are working with so that each person feels challenged but not overwhelmed.

~Judy Lief