Forging my own path, by Isha Sesay

<p>Writer Isha Sesay is happiest when she is caring for others; it’s a lesson she learns from her mother while growing up in Sierra Leone. But as an adult, there’s another lesson her mother teaches her, in quite another way: that even the most caring and giving among us must learn to receive help too. It’s through both giving and receiving that we become whole.</p><p>Listen to Arianna Huffington's episode of Meditative Story, "Life and love and the moment": <a href="https://link.chtbl.com/ArianaHuffington-IshaSesay" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://link.chtbl.com/ArianaHuffington-IshaSesay</a></p><p>Follow Isha Sesay on Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/iamishasesay/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/iamishasesay/</a></p><p>Isha Sesay’s podcast, The Accidental Activist:&nbsp;<a href="https://the-accidental-activist.simplecast.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://the-accidental-activist.simplecast.com/</a>&nbsp;</p><p>Isha Sesay’s 2020 book, <em>Beneath the Tamarind Tree: A Story of Courage, Family, and the Lost Schoolgirls of Boko Haram:</em> <a href="https://www.harpercollins.com/products/beneath-the-tamarind-tree-isha-sesay?variant=32131159752738" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.harpercollins.com/products/beneath-the-tamarind-tree-isha-sesay?variant=32131159752738</a></p><p>Each episode of Meditative Story combines the emotional pull of first-person storytelling with immersive music and gentle mindfulness prompts. Read the transcript for this story at:&nbsp;<a href="http://www.meditativestory.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.meditativestory.com</a></p><p>Sign up for the Meditative Story newsletter:&nbsp;<a href="http://eepurl.com/gyDGgD" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://eepurl.com/gyDGgD</a></p><p>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href