Times I’ve Felt Alive
Often people serve in manners where they are not very passionate, or invested; however, those moments you feel truly connected allows for the opportunity to “come alive”. When a type of community service allows for one to come alive, then that is an act that should be continued.
Personally, times I specifically remember coming alive was at the house breaking ceremony at Habitat Roanoke. The whole morning it was raining and pretty cold, but we took a break to have a ground breaking ceremony where the family receiving the house spoke. When they spoke, even the little they said was very touching, and at the moment everything we were doing seemed so much more real and important, and it created a desire to keep on working and do the best work I could do. I think I really felt that connection and “alive” because often when doing service one does not necessarily see the direct result of the service, but this allowed me the opportunity to hear from the family, and just see their faces when talking about the house.
Another time I felt “alive” was when I participated in Renew the New, it was incredibly fun because we were canoeing while picking up trash on the New River. I really enjoyed this activity and felt alive because it was an activity I would do for fun, yet I was able to add a small aspect that was able to help as we went. It really connected about how much this event helps, when at the end all the trash was gathered together, and it was a huge amount.
Another time I felt alive, was when I was doing Campus Kitchen and got to talk a bit more to Joanne about the whole process, and specifically Radford-Fairlawn Daily Bread, which I participated in. Before, I saw the benefit of doing this work, yet when I really fully understood it and why it was special and important, my perspective automatically became more enthused because I really understood what was being done. I was able to learn more about where we were deliver to, and just more about Campus Kitchen. Hearing the purpose made it that much more relatable and inspiring to do the work, making me “come alive”.
Some connections between the stories are when I get the personal connection to the service, and it becomes more than just an activity but reaches me on a deeper level. This “deeper level” really motivates me and causes me to “come alive” and thoroughly enjoy the work being done. Also, I really enjoy following my passions in relation to service because when I did activities I love and pair that with service, it was a fantastic experience that I really did feel “alive”. In the future, this will definitely be a starting point of figuring out what really makes me “come alive”, and what activities I can do to create these feelings and investments.
Often people serve in manners where they are not very passionate, or invested; however, those moments you feel truly connected allows for the opportunity to “come alive”. When a type of community service allows for one to come alive, then that is an act that should be continued.
Personally, times I specifically remember coming alive was at the house breaking ceremony at Habitat Roanoke. The whole morning it was raining and pretty cold, but we took a break to have a ground breaking ceremony where the family receiving the house spoke. When they spoke, even the little they said was very touching, and at the moment everything we were doing seemed so much more real and important, and it created a desire to keep on working and do the best work I could do. I think I really felt that connection and “alive” because often when doing service one does not necessarily see the direct result of the service, but this allowed me the opportunity to hear from the family, and just see their faces when talking about the house.
Another time I felt “alive” was when I participated in Renew the New, it was incredibly fun because we were canoeing while picking up trash on the New River. I really enjoyed this activity and felt alive because it was an activity I would do for fun, yet I was able to add a small aspect that was able to help as we went. It really connected about how much this event helps, when at the end all the trash was gathered together, and it was a huge amount.
Another time I felt alive, was when I was doing Campus Kitchen and got to talk a bit more to Joanne about the whole process, and specifically Radford-Fairlawn Daily Bread, which I participated in. Before, I saw the benefit of doing this work, yet when I really fully understood it and why it was special and important, my perspective automatically became more enthused because I really understood what was being done. I was able to learn more about where we were deliver to, and just more about Campus Kitchen. Hearing the purpose made it that much more relatable and inspiring to do the work, making me “come alive”.
Some connections between the stories are when I get the personal connection to the service, and it becomes more than just an activity but reaches me on a deeper level. This “deeper level” really motivates me and causes me to “come alive” and thoroughly enjoy the work being done. Also, I really enjoy following my passions in relation to service because when I did activities I love and pair that with service, it was a fantastic experience that I really did feel “alive”. In the future, this will definitely be a starting point of figuring out what really makes me “come alive”, and what activities I can do to create these feelings and investments.