Why do I feel guilty asking for help if I usually give to others?

This is the shadow side of generosity, and Rabia understood it deeply. She gave and received with equal grace because she saw both as acts of love, not as roles. When you only give, you're actually not trusting others with the gift of helping you. You're keeping them in a smaller role. Flip the frame: asking for help is reciprocity in action. It lets someone else experience the joy you feel when you give. The guilt often comes from a false belief—that your worth lives in your usefulness. It doesn't. You're worthy because you're here. Not because you're running on empty for everyone else. Rabia's pure devotion included devotion to her own wholeness. She loved fiercely but never as a martyr. Notice where the guilt speaks loudest. That's where you've probably made yourself indispensable and small. Start asking for one thing this week. Not everything. One thing. Watch what happens when you let someone love you back by helping. That's not weakness. That's the foundation of real reciprocity.