“Today was a Difficult Day,” said Pooh.

There was a pause.
“Do you want to talk about it?” asked Piglet.
“No,” said Pooh after a bit. “No, I don’t think I do.”
“That’s okay,” said Piglet, and he came and sat beside his friend.

“What are you doing?” asked Pooh.
“Nothing, really,” said Piglet. “Only, I know what Difficult Days are like. I quite often don’t feel like talking about it on my Difficult Days either.

“But goodness,” continued Piglet, “Difficult Days are so much easier when you know you’ve got someone there for you. And I’ll always be here for you, Pooh.”
And as Pooh sat there, working through in his head his Difficult Day, while the solid, reliable Piglet sat next to him quietly, swinging his little legs…he thought that his best friend had never been more right.”
– A.A. Milne

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These days all days are Difficult Days for many of us. Here’s wishing that every Pooh out there gets their own Piglet to sit beside them.

All you Poohs out there – please reach out to your Piglets. It’s okay to take help.
And please be a Piglet yourself. Reach out to the Poohs in your life. Even if they don’t ask for your help.