Today was the second to last day that we worked at Project Open Hands. This picture says it all. We're #1! I have surpassed all other groups who have come through Project Open Hands in terms of what we did during our service there. It was awesome to hear how happy the workers were with our work and how they felt really respected. One woman was telling us that some volunteers come in and don't want to do what they are asked to do. I think that's ridiculous. You're here to volunteer. You are doing them a service. Who better to help and guide the volunteers than the people who work there on a daily basis? I would feel incredibly rude if I didn't follow what the workers were asking me to do.
After the work day we didn't go out and doing any sight seeing. We came home and relaxed. I did some work and got some things taken care of. We had a taco night and did our reflections. They ended up taking a very long time, but in the end I think everyone agreed that it was worth it. We all got that fuzzy feeling inside!
One of our reflection activities was to do a freeze-frame of a moment during the trip. Our group decided to depict the USF defeat of BU in regards to the speed of work completed at Project Open Hand. Chakara's group depicted the service and delivery of meals to the homes. Adelia's group depicted the truth or dare game we played on Sunday night in Centennial Park. I thought it was so cute how we each identified different parts of the trip which were significant to us. I feel a little bad that we picked our defeat of BU over the actual service, but I'm glad one group did. The service was really important and it really want a good deed that was done.
In the end I learned about myself more than anything. I learned that I still do have a bad temper and a short fuse. I need to control that among other things. It helps when I meditate and center myself. I also noticed when I feel conflict and stop myself from expressing my instinctual reaction, I feel a lot better and a lot calmer. I just have to remember that I can't take comments too seriously because half the time the people who say them don't mean them seriously.
Tomorrow we're going to work for the first 3 hours. We're then going to Six Flags Over Georgia! I'm so excited! I haven't been for so long and I know it'll be a great time! I'm also excited about tomorrow because we're doing delivery routes again. I really enjoy that most because I feel I get to really see the faces and experience the impact this organization has on the clients.
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