Man, I am finding that volunteering is quite a bit addicting!!! I have been trying to get involved in local volunteering opportunities, and I am finding that I really enjoy helping people out. Matt jokes that I am addicted to feeding the hungry, well, it's because I am involved with Meals on Wheels in NE Minneapolis and St. Anthony Village area and also I just started volunteering for the Salvation Army Meal Serving initiative to feed the homeless people in Minneapolis area. Even though I am not doing anything to provide them with food, I do hope that my service will help people in receiving their meals that they are struggling to get. Other than that I am involved with ALS association and these 3 activities are going to keep me rather busy in the near future. Once in awhile I will volunteer for other opportunities, but those won't be ongoing. I love volunteering, and I really don't understand people who are bored living their lives. There is nothing boring about this world, and there is nothing boring about helping people out, so if some people are bored....well, get out and help others. I am actually surprised how very few young people are volunteering. There are a few of course, but many of the volunteers are older people. Sure, you might argue that they have more time, and while that is true, I will never believe that those who are not retire or those who work full-time have no time to dedicate to helping others. If that is true, that there is absolutely no time in somebody's life to leave their print in this world, well, then that person just does not want to make time, it's as simple as that! Anyway, but I am not judging, I am just saying that I am really enjoying it and am getting addicted to it, although like my sister said 'it's a healthy addiction to have' I just hope that my husband agrees with that, seeing that volunteering brings no money into our family :)
Cheers everybody!
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