Must share my day with everyone here. Awesome experience and a great lesson in what matters.
Helped to chaperone a field trip today to one if the distribution centers that sends shoeboxes out to needy children around the world at Christmas time. Took an incredible group of teenage kids who were so excited some if them could hardly sleep the night before. We were volunteering in the processing center where the inspect the shoeboxes, add to them, and pack them into containers for shipping. I was overwhelmed by the amount of people there today giving their time to this operation. This place sends over 40,000 shoeboxes out the door every day during this season. Amazing!
We worked for around 2 hours and the kids were disappointed when our shift was over. (My dozen girls stayed 5 extra minutes to finish off 2 more big boxes.). We got to shout and cheer when we filled up a big box ready to ship. Kids love that stuff.
Rewarding part for me: watching do many people giving the gift of time and love reminded me that we choose every day how we let our circumstances define us. I choose to feel good and do good things.
Other wonder: for 2 solid hours I watched 12 teenage girls not touch their cellphones and enjoy doing something wonderful. They talked, laughed, listened to one another. There is hope for future generations!
I was filled with so much happiness and hope today. There are great things and great people in our lives. We are great people who can choose love and happiness every day. It's a great choice and it's ours to make.
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