Forum Date: Monday, September 10, 2012
Current Mood = Motivated. I’ve got a lot of things to do this week and I’m determined to prioritize and plan instead of procrastinating.
Current Music = ANYTHING GLEE.
Quote of the Day = "Live your own dream, not someone else's."
Well, hey there ladies and gents.
During our last honors forum I had the privilege of listening to the sweetest guest speaker, Ms. Kay Parker. Kay is the director of a non-profit organization that offers education and grief classes for children and adolescents who have suffered the loss of a loved one. She told us that she got the urge to start that support group, called The Healing Place, after she was asked the following question:
"What would you do for a living, even if you didn't get paid for it?"
Because The Healing Place is located in Muscle Shoals and involves assisting the younger generation, volunteering there would fit right into my civic engagement plan of helping out the Shoals community. Kay also explained that a volunteer's job is to listen to a child if they choose to talk and to play with them, not to give them difficult advice! In her conclusion, Kay said that while she may get tired physically, she NEVER gets tired of doing what she does at The Healing Place. Instead of complaining about what is wrong, she chooses to focus on what she can do by making a big difference helping one child at a time. That, to me, is the epitomy of a role model.
After hearing Kay's passion for her work speak for itself and reading the motivational poem she gave us entitled "Start Something" by Earl Woods (my blog title is taken from its first line), The Healing Place is definitely a volunteer opportunity worth considering.
Until next time, Emily.
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