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.
(..) and if you're the proprietor of a hash bar... it's legal to sell it. It's legal to carry it, but... but that doesn't matter... 'cause, get a load of this, all right? If you get stopped by a cop in Amsterdam... it's illegal for them to search you. (..)1994 Pulp Fiction