Volunteer
Rita
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Volunteering a few hours a week to a good cause can build up your genuine self–worth. By that I mean what you really think of yourself at the deepest levels. It's the kind of self–worth that releases feelings of unworthiness, inadequacy, and self–doubt. The kind of value that is borne of connecting with the good inside of you and stays with you wherever you go.
I'm not talking about ego–fluffing flattery, which only makes you feel good for a few minutes, I'm talking the real thing. Flattery can make you feel good, but it often only brings a shallow and temporary sense of worth. It doesn't sink down into your bones, it just sits there on the surface and let's you admire it for a moment, then it's gone. If you want to feel a substantial sense of self worth, volunteering can do that.
When you give of yourself with no expectation of reward, your reward is internal, not missing in action. You just feel better about yourself as a person. That's all self–esteem is, yet it's a vital component in a successful life. There is no faster path to having a healthy sense of self worth that I know of than volunteering.
Serving in the community helps make a difference in others' lives. Volunteering is very rewarding, uplifting and inspiring for you. It provides practical help to those in need. And it lifts you up inside.
There are all sorts of worthwhile causes to volunteer for. There are organized causes like Meals on Wheels that deliver hot meals to elderly shut–ins, Big Brothers Big Sisters that provide role models to one parent families, programs at libraries to help teach people to read, and many others.
You can also seek your own causes. Help an elderly neighbor shovel snow, take a shut–in shopping once a week, organize a clothing drive for a family that lost their home in a fire, organize a Christmas toy gathering for poor families—use your imagination to better a situation and feel the elation! It's your world, it's up to you to make it better.
Rita's Volunteer ActivitiesTherapeutic Musician, University Hospital's Ireland Cancer Center at Southwest General Health Center, Middleburg Hts, Ohio, 2006
Played live acoustic music on celtic harp for cancer patients in the outpatient cancer infusion center and inpatient cancer floor to provide a soothing, healing environment.
Grace Community Fellowship, Akron–Canton, Ohio congregation of WCG
- WebServant, 2000 to Present
- Small Group Facilitator, 1999 to 2007
- Account Reviewer, 2004 to 2006
- Ministry Director of Communications, 2000 to 2003
- Editor, Grace Notes newsletter
- Advisory Council, 1999 to 2002
- Finance Committee, 2000 to 2003
- Secretary, 1999 to 2001
- Ministry Director of Finance, Treasurer, 2000 to 2001
Webmaster, Cook Forest Folk Gathering, Clarion and Cook Forest, Pennsylvania, 2004
Worldwide Church of God, Great Lakes District, in Ohio
- Retreat Registrar, 1999 to 2002
- Retreat Treasurer, 1998 to 2002
Secretary, Women's Ministry Committee, Encounter Crusade, Canton, Ohio, 2000
Worldwide Church of God, Akron, Ohio
- WebServant, 1999
- Church Treasurer, 1997 to 1999
Assistant editor of church bulletins, Worldwide Church of God
- Lorain, Ohio Congregation, 1995 to 1996
- Cleveland Ohio Congregation, 1994 to 1996
Interim director of newsletter, Summit Report, Institute of Management Accountants, Akron, Ohio, 1995
Director of newsletter, Interim Report, Institute of Management Accountants, Cleveland, Ohio, 1993 to 1995
President, Accounting Association, Dyke College†, Cleveland, Ohio, 1993 to 1995
- Editor, Quarterly Report
- Served on student subcommittee for college's strategic planning committee in junior year, 1993 to 1994.
† Since renamed Myers University
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Volunteer Your Way to Better Health
That is correct. A recent report in the Journal of Gerontology found that volunteering helps you live a longer and healthier life.
The authors cited that volunteering allows an individual to take on a socially valued role that enhances self–esteem and gives more meaning and purpose to one's life.
(Source: Journal of Gerontology)
