Didn't sing with the praise band at the early service - instead sat on the other side of church and sang there. Had a chance to speak to people I haven't had time to for a while - since I usually am getting ready for the next service. And I didn't attend two services - which allowed me to go to an early movie with my family.
One friend who is a volunteer-extraordinaire herself predicted that I won't be able to "say no" to volunteering after six months because I'll be bored. Don't know if "bored" is the right word.
The big question for me this month is "will I feel guilty" for not stepping up when there's a need. In the past, the only times I dropped out of volunteering was when we were moving to a new location or when I was busy with a new baby. Without what many will consider a legitimate reason for refusing to volunteer my time and talents, will I still be able to be part of my groups? Will I be seen as selfish? More importantly, will I feel selfish and guilty?
I'll be formulating these ideas into some questions for others this month ... how tied up is our identity with our volunteer activities?
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I think our identity is more tied up with fulfilling relationships with people. If volunteering is a channel for that, then all the better... but in the end it is the relationship that is the key, at least for me.
ReplyDeleteHey, I was working on my profile for my blog while you were posting. I not ready for "prime time" yet, I will let you know. Re: How tied up is your identity...? THat's kind of what my blog is about. Since I'm not employed full-time outside of the home, my volunteering can be seen as a primary part of my identity. I think that may be good and bad. I mostly volunteer at church & school- so my identity in both places is "Tudor & Holly's Mom". John volunteers as the 5th grade girls' basketball coach at church which has been known to identify me as "Coach's Wife!" So, since I"m not VP of Marketing or Customer Service Manager or Restaurant Owner, that's the only identity I have right now. I'm still grappling with it.
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