Hi deana - I see what you mean. Oh, I would never advocate
sitting back and letting everyone else take care of things all
of the time. What I'm referring to is when you're a doer,
learning when to do - when to take charge - and when to say
"this time its better to not do until help is requested" - is an
important distinction to learn. I'm starting to learn it now -
that there's a time to help and ...a time to wait and let
someone else take charge. You did the 100% right thing - but if
someone was drowning and I couldn't swim, for me to jump in
would make the situation worse than if threw a rope, called 911,
ran around finding someone better qualified to assist, etc. But
if I could swim then I would jump right in and help without
hesitation. Know your abilities, and do what your strong points
are, and know when you're not in charge and when yo... "