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What’s on Your Bucket List? Any Chalk, a Plant, Crazy Glue, Birdseed?
Watching the grandchild learning a new word and then trying to put meaning to that word was an experience that left me wondering. How fast our minds rationalize thoughts, and place information into neat little containers of knowledge, is a miracle in and of itself. Have you ever thought about a thought? Explain a thought to a 6 year old. I dare you. I double dare you. Have you ever thought about a thought? As we grow older being told something isn’t right, or learning we will have to do something differently isn’t generally what we want to hear. Change sucks. I know many of us have gotten so busy…
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Humanitarian Acts & Community Volunteers
I heard someone say that you can’t teach others humanitarian behaviors, I disagree. Humanitarian Acts & Community Volunteers – If you keep hitting at the heart, at some point that heart is going to react. At what point it begins to react, that is the question. It is similar to teaching children to share in the sandbox. Eventually, they learn to play together. Same with volunteering – the more you do it, the more you enjoy it. Here is a tricky question to consider. What if I told you to guide or get out of the way? Would it have sounded better, if I had said lead or get out of the way? Truthfully,…
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Creative and Inspirational People
Creative and Inspirational People Creative people have a deep respect for the very essence of everything around them. It is as if they have a thirst for all things new and exciting. Who wouldn’t want to be around a creative and inspirational person? They are uplifting, kind, and filled with a wonder for life. They can light up a room by just walking in with a smile on their face. They are usually highly intelligent in their own right and don’t flaunt it unless challenged in a negative way. They will bring you strawberries in winter, and sprinkle glitter on your papers just to make you smile. They draw you out of your…
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Dear Volunteer
Dear Volunteer Lace up! Coming up in October is the Other Half Marathon here in Moab Utah. Not as large as the ½ Marathon held in the spring, but still a busy fun adventure for the like-minded. Thelma and Louise I love those emails that come out and say “Hey Volunteer – you want to help out this year”? That’s enough said, it’s short, sweet and to the point. If you are like me and the 100’s of other local volunteers – you can’t say the magic word “NO”. Here is what is really behind that one line question: “Hey Volunteer – you want to help out this year”? Dear…
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US Puerto Rico: Still Desperately Needing Aid
Puerto Rico is not even a third world country, but now they look like they are. It is estimated that nearly 1/2 of Puerto Rico’s housing (about a million homes) were built illegally (shantytowns). Add on top of that, the destruction Hurricane Maria inflicted on the tiny island, and you have a humanitarian housing crisis, animal, food, and water crisis. There is nothing left but rubble in many areas. It’s been months! Hurricane Storm Maria made landfall on September 20, as a nearly Category 5 hurricane that lasted approximately 30 hours. A combination of elements caused Maria to transform from a disaster to a “catastrophic event”, meaning it wiped out nearly most…
