tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3532540341317754701.post3023149830324228150..comments2023-10-05T09:54:46.531-04:00Comments on Starting at Square One: decisions decisions decisionsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06818565776731697636noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3532540341317754701.post-5516484095363451412011-02-15T22:02:34.176-05:002011-02-15T22:02:34.176-05:00Hey Eileen,
I'll discuss this more with you ...Hey Eileen, <br /><br />I'll discuss this more with you through a more private source, but I'll write a little something here. <br /><br />Volunteer. Find a school mentoring program, or something like I have that provides mentors for foster kids, or kids with parents who are incarcerated...or something. <br /><br />Volunteering gets you meeting people with the same interest, can build your resume if you do it enough, you'll network with the people running the programs. It's incredibly fulfilling. I once said, If I could get paid to volunteer, I'd be the happiest. (the next comment from my friend was, "Well, then it wouldn't be "volunteering" would it?" Shucks!)<br /><br />Doesn't have to be with kids, could be with animals, or nature, or anything. Look into some programs like that. <br /><br />Also, I have serious problems with motivation (whether you believe it or not). I'm trying out a strategy of making a "happy box." In it are the little things that remind me how assume I am, a really touching card from a friend, things that make me smile. It's rather bare now, with only a few items. But it's not about filling it, it's about making sure it's effective when I need it. <br /><br />Write on the walls. OK, buy a roll of easel paper and write out goals, amibitions, passions, feelings, hopes..dreams... and post them on the wall. Helps when you see it and can think about it. I have a few of these, planning for many more. <br /><br />Oh yeah, and A's definitely a keeper, but you didn't need me to tell you that.Maggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02270072727199687721noreply@blogger.com