There's a lot of work to be done, and you have to carry/bear your share of the 'load'. [=you have to do your share of the work]
The good news has really 'taken a load off my mind'. [=has allowed me to stop worrying; has made me feel relieved]
I wish there were some way I could help lift this 'load' [='weight, burden'] from his shoulders.
(..) to the Flyer before. No matter how much we got at first, they'd figure the return was safe and load it up with money. Harvey thought of that? Yes, sir, he did. I'll tell you something, fellas. (..)1969 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid