[Community-service] AmeriCorps.gov > Stories of Service

[Chris Parsons]

Darian,

Thank you for sharing this link. I definitely get where you’re coming from. Those are some really powerful stories. As I read, I could feel those people’s desire to help, to serve, to make a difference. Reading that actually put me in mind of a story I read a year or so ago for an on-line writing competition I was taking part in. It made me feel something like how I imagine reading those Americorps stories made you feel. I read it, and I just wanted to get out there and do something, even if I wasn’t sure what or how. I think we all need that encouragement sometimes. I’ll share the link below.

http://annaonthemoon.livejournal.com/2092691.html

On a similar note, that’s what I love about the possibilities of this group and this list:  the opportunity for people to share their experiences and their stories and to encourage others through that sharing. I love to help people and to try to make a difference, but as those of you who have been involved with the Community Service Group and/or this list for a while know, I have my insecurities and worries, too, and I know I need that encouragement myself sometimes just as much as anyone else.

Chris



From: Darian Smith 
Sent: Tuesday, March 26, 2013 10:50 AM
To: COMMUNITY-SERVICE at NFBNET.ORG 
Subject: [Community-service] AmeriCorps.gov > Stories of Service

I sometimes find myself struggling, really wondering why get involved in community service? why do it  when the people  that I try to work with sometimes question my abilities instead of seeing my desire.  Why keep going when some of my peers don't take  the concept of community service very seriously?And then I read really uplifting stuff like  this and find that there is a lot of good being done and  I just want to be a part of  that positive work.
I want to share this link with you all and maybe you might get where i am coming from.
thoughts and reactions are  welcomed.



http://www.americorps.gov/for_individuals/current/stories.asp 




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