April 1, 2011

.Life Gives Back.

“Love life, engage in it, give it all you’ve got…because life truly does give back, many times over, what you put into it.”

 


 This past Saturday I volunteered with others in my graduate program for Auburn's "The Big Event."  Over 2,400 students offered their time at 193 local community job sites; we were assigned to work on several projects for a high-needs school that was using maps almost 50 years old among the many major updates needed.  It was inspiring to see everyone use their day off to advocate and provide a helping hand, and big-bellied, seven-months pregnant me tried to contribute where I could.  It only takes an afternoon of this to regain perspective on the impact of investing in others, even if they're perfect strangers.
 
Have a great weekend and beware... it's April Fools Day.  Trust no one on this day of trickery.
 

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