They say it takes a village.

I don’t know who gave them the authority to say such things so nonchalantly. As if it isn’t difficult to find, cultivate, and be a village with those around you.

Capacities are limited. Everyone has difficulties in their lives. It takes great vulnerability to ask for help. Rejection cuts deeper when you open yourself up to the possibility of more.

But it does take a village.

That village ebbs and flows. The people who choose to walk alongside you may change as every season of your life unfolds. Some may surprise you immensely, and you are humbled. And so incredibly grateful.

Pour into your village. Give of yourself even when you aren’t sure you’ll get anything back.

Remember that everyone’s load is heavy, and we are all just doing the best we can.