The Gift of Volunteering

Thank the goddess for volunteering. Its been a tough time for my Other Half and myself. We have been supporting each other through a difficult personal time. It’s been collectively painful for both of us. As we struggle through this as a team, I am eternally grateful for the ability to escape our reality for a little bit.

Being able to step outside of myself to help others is a saving grace. It saves my sanity and helps to remind me that everything we are going through is a first world, 0.1% bullshit. Dramas of the over privilege who have little else to do.

Spending my afternoon helping My Sister’s Closet to grow their online store gave me great joy. It allowed me to have purpose and spend time with incredibly giving and genuine people. People who are so committed to their community that they come out to help during this pandemic. People who capture my curiosity and fascinate me. People I’m grateful to for reminding me about the beauty of humans.

Volunteering doesn’t just benefit our communities, it benefits us. It helps us stay connected. It feeds our souls and it gives us perspective. So many rewards for so many people.

If you are interested in helping your community, I would highly recommend the Battered Women’s Support Services (BWSS). This organization supports women and children who experience violence, the true global crisis. Ethical, honest and doing impactful work that really needs to grow to support all the women and children in need of their supports. I hope you will consider donating your time, money and/or quality, gently used, pre-loved clothing to them.

Women hold up half the sky and BWSS is working towards keeping us women strong.