I started volunteering today around skid row. I feed homeless people at a mission. I was scared that the place I volunteered at was going to be strict, but I quickly befriended the head chef. He made me feel comfortable enough that the other volunteers thought I had been working there for some time. The chef was busy, so I tended to volunteers whom had no idea where to start, then brought them to the head chef for further instruction. Everyone worked so well together. There were some kids from, what they told me, a placement home. They had explained they had done things to get them in trouble, and these placement homes transfer them out of their schools and homes into a daily regiment that will teach them to act more...civil? When they do well with their grades, and personal progress they can go home. The boys behaved well, I forgot their ages quickly. They were helpful and respectful. Let's hope they can return to good homes and better lives after their program! I look forward to volunteering again and again! Volunteering is part of my religious repetition for my practice of spirituality.
I know I haven't finished my 30 day challenges, but I know I will try hard to complete my new schedule for the week. Almost every day will be different. This will certainly be my hardest challenge when school starts to try to be on point until the semester finishes. I've come a long way and seen improvement in my ways. But I want this semester to be that ultimate test. I want to feel the reward of long term work in the end. I want this new start to be the test of my strength in the many ways.
These new starts will test my character and determination, and help me lead my own religious life dedicated to my spirituality. Here we go, new starts!
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