I do so love reading articles that conjure up memories! I recently read an article in O Magazine July 2011 (I’m a little bit behind!) called The Cure for a Compulsive Helper by Diana Spechler. The article was the author’s account of 30 days of mindful helping. She shared that there were times in her life when she thought she was being helpful, but since it was unsolicited, her help became almost to the point of meddling. I got to thinking of an incident in my life and how I identified with Ms Spechler’s well-meaning nature. A few years ago, a manager that worked with my husband lamented that she didn't have many professional clothes. The owner was promoting her to another apartment complex that was larger and she wanted to look the part. She was petite like me, so my husband suggested that I help out. I had been working at an office for a while and had collected many business separates. I went through my closet and picked out a couple of my professional ca...