I couldn't tell you what made me pick up the phone today - as opposed to tomorrow, yesterday, or last week - but I finally did.
I called my local USO.
The director is on vacation so I'll have to wait a bit before getting my feet wet as a volunteer, but it is about time I spent my days doing something more useful.
And last week, I got someone who thought he didn't belong to join the local VFW post and see that he could be part of something that helps so many.
There are so many things I could have done or ways I could have helped in the past, but dwelling on them won't help me or anyone else. Instead, I will build a future I want to be a part of starting from each day I am given.
I will make a difference, one day at a time, one encounter at a time.
I will be the change I hope to see in the world.
I am a volunteer.
Proud of ya, doll!
Posted by: dawn at August 14, 2006 12:24 PM