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Stop being so hard on yourself as the gabardine is on the iron. Growing up in Jamaica, it was mandatory to be clad in uniforms for school. I wore many uniforms for as long as I can remember attending school, but I specifically remember one that was the hardest of all to iron.

No matter how I tried, I couldn’t do justice in getting the desired “ironed” look. The material was just so hard on the iron, like the pressure was too much for it, so I had to, on numerous occasions, ask my mother for help so I didn’t go to school looking like a rolled-up clump of crushed paper.

Many of us go through life like gabardines: hard on ourselves and not allowing people to help “smooth” us out. No man is an isle; therefore, no one should stand alone. It is ok to ask for help, it is ok to accept help, it is ok to falter at times, but it is not ok to be hard on yourself and stay beaten down.