I have had some incidental learning (well LOTS actually) happen since I have been in Paraguay. But one of the biggest things I hope to take home with me is my Simple Things Calendar. In mid April of 2008 I reached a low point in my service, I started to feel like things weren´t adding up and I wasnt accomplishing anything. I was busy but it didnt mean anything. I decided that if I could write down all of the little things that happen in my day I could visualize all the things I was doing. So thanks to the PC office I had lots of poster paper at my house that I was able to make into large calendars. At the end of each day - I started to write down all the good things that happened in my day. And at the end of the month it was possible to see how many great things had happened.
The picture above is me and (maybe hard to see) but lots and lots of Simple Things Calendars laid out on the floor. These calendars have made a huge difference in my morale and have inspired me to keep going on the rough days! I have had a few fellow volunteers tell me that they have started their own Simple Things calendars and they are making a difference in their services as well! How awesome!
Maybe you want to try it too?
1 comment:
you actually cant see the calendars at all! darn. Ill get a better picture!
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