Carrying a heavy load

Something about the way the load is distributed in this boat resonates with me at the moment.  I'm getting ready for a trip, and the weight of packing and planning and last minute reservations and readying the house for the dog-sitter and simply trying to be certain all the pieces are in place before we go is really weighing me down  -- and I always seem to feel that tension in my upper back, as if I'm pulling the oars myself.

Times like this, it's good to remember -- we DON'T have to do it all ourselves.  But we do need to ask for help (as the old joke says, it's not enough to pray to win the lottery: you have to BUY A TICKET!)