So one of my
resolutions
this year was to volunteer more. But y'know what I've since come to
realize? Volunteering is a pain in the butt. What with a kid, chores and
just mentally preparing yourself to leave your cozy house when the
temperature feels like minus twenty two Celsius outside, it's hard for
me to muster the energy to do something for free that you don't have to
do!
But I did it.
Earlier this week there was a call for volunteers at
my church to help shovel snow off the church roof. Three things convinced me to help out:
- I'm no spring chicken but I'm still one of the younger ones at my
church. I had this mental image of old folks tumbling off the roof one
after another and thought... that's not right!
- It's a modest one-time commitment. If I can't help out here I'll never do it.
- I was helping out my local community.
So I grabbed a shovel and drove over to the church where I shoveled snow for a solid hour.
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| Post-shovelling floppy hat. The snow I shovelled is in the background. |
Like
all things that are "good for you", I felt pretty good (and tired) afterwards.
So I'm glad I helped. I'm going to keep try looking for other modest
volunteer commitments going forward so stay tuned!
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| I broke my shovel being a good Samaritan. Oh well, was worth it to get some heaven points! |
p.s.
in case you were wondering, Glosette Girl stayed home and cozy drinking
tea while Margot was on a playdate. Next time: family volunteering! I
can hear the groans already :)
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