Does serving other just feel like an inconvenient chore? It can be at times.
However, when we ask ourselves three questions, serving our community can actually begin to change our lives.
- Why serve? Serving others can make an impact, and change us too.
- What needs to be done? Where is help needed? How could I best match my skills with those needs? How could I free up more time and resources to serve others more?
- How should I serve? This is talking about the attitude or manner, not in what a capacity. Serve with desire and with joy. Serve with humility and willingness to learn. Serve wisdom, decreasing the risk of unintentional harm.
Many scientific studies have shown that volunteerism has great benefits. See for example https://americorps.gov/sites/default/files/evidenceexchange/RB_2007_IssueBrief_TheHealthBenefitsofVolunteering_1.pdf
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