"There are some things you learn best in calm, and some in storm."
---Willa Cather
Today I did more baking for two homeless shelters in Rockville: cranberry-orange loaves and cake. Had to squeeze it in between lots of activities, and this week --with my two older daughters and some relatives arriving between Tuesday and Thursday -- is looking to be even busier than the weekend.
The challenge is fitting in volunteering with all the other stuff going on, not to mention my writing work. Won't be easy but it's such a part of my routine now that I will definitely plan for it. Will be more stuff that I can do from home, and I may need to get a bit creative.
I've learned that community service is such a broad term and can include such a wide range of activities, that no matter how busy I am I should not try to come up with an excuse not to do it. The many needs in the community -- big or small -- don't go away just because I have a busy calendar.
So as I approach the last one quarter of this journey, just as the holiday season is approaching, it may get harder, not easier to meet each day's goal. But I'm determined to find projects that are manageable and to fit my schedule around them, not necessarily vice versa. Which is why I like today's quote....
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