Tag: Service

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Volunteering, It Deserves a Second Look

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Volunteering, It Deserves a Second Look

As a lifelong volunteer and to celebrate National Volunteer Week, I’m republishing a blog from 2015. I’ve edited it a bit but the point is still the same—volunteering is key to our health and wellbeing. Enjoy! I have been involved in some sort of volunteer organization for most of my life. More recently, as an […]

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Why Are We Here…or Anywhere?

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Why Are We Here…or Anywhere?

When I was a kid, I remember riding in the car with my dad when we came upon an accident. A pickup truck had stalled on the railroad tracks as a train was approaching. Luckily the driver got out before the train hit the truck. Unfortunately, however, a dog had been chasing the truck and […]

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Shopping for a Good Cause

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Shopping for a Good Cause

A few weeks before Christmas, my daughter Caitlin asked if I would go shopping with her. I must admit that I was a bit perplexed by this. First of all, my daughter is twenty-eight years old and is perfectly capable of going shopping on her own. Second, my wife usually goes shopping with my daughter. […]

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To Give or Not To Give

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To Give or Not To Give

Early in my career, after speaking at a hospice conference, I walked to dinner with two of my colleagues. Dale and Elliott were both psychologists and I was a social worker. On the ladder of psychological hierarchy, social work is often placed on a lower rung than psychology and psychiatry which suggests that my Ego […]

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Hitting the “Share” Button

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Hitting the “Share” Button

I came across an article online a few days ago that I thought a friend would appreciate. At the top of the page was a “Share” button. I clicked the button and an email window popped up with the title of the article inserted in the subject line and a link to the article embedded […]

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Just Be Nice

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Just Be Nice

We had just finished a lovely Valentine’s Day meal, celebrating the day after Valentine’s Day since we can never get a table at a decent restaurant on Valentine’s Day, and our server brought the bill. I placed my credit card on top of the bill accompanied by a two-for-one coupon. The server said, “Hrrrumph, you […]

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A Different Way to See Volunteering

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A Different Way to See Volunteering

If you drive past Rockfish Presbyterian Church at 8:30 a.m. on most Tuesdays during the winter, you will see a small group of men splitting wood, tossing it into the back of a large white pickup truck, and frequently making fun of each other. They are part of the church’s Wood Ministry and the goal […]

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Live Well. Have Fun.

Welcome to a new feature on my blog. The goal of Live Well, Have Fun is to review products and services to see if they live up to the Do it Well, Make it Fun Test. Additionally, it will be good accountability for me to see if I, too, am Living Well and Having Fun! […]

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If An 8-Year-Old Can Raise $1,000, What About You?

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Charitable organizations have been hurting for the past few years ever since the economy tanked.  People have less to give and quite honestly, I think we’re just a little hesitant to part with our money in case the economy doesn’t recover anytime soon.  It makes it hard for some groups to achieve their missions. Then, […]

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Volunteering is Good for Your Soul and Your Blind Spots

Ron’s newest Huffington Post Blog posted today: “You see them the minute you get out of your car. The bell ringer. The Girl Scout. The political activist. They stand between you and the door to the grocery store. There is no side entrance and no way to pole vault over them. You’re stuck.” (To read […]

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