How about this:

In weighing whether or not to accept or ask for help consider: If we allow others to do for us that which we can do for ourselves, when we can do it, we run the risk of becoming overly dependent, which can limit and disempower us in the long run. Conversely, if we don’t allow others to do for us that which we cannot at the moment do for ourselves, we run the risk of limiting our experiences in life and alienating those who would share that life with us.