You Cannot NOT Think About What You're Thinking About

So last week we had our first speaker, Kay Parker from The Healing Place, talk to us about working and enjoying a job based on service. She let us know that God can use ordinary people to do extraordinary things, among other very helpful advice as she spoke to us about how she started The Healing Place, a grief counseling center for children and young adults. Parker let us know that grief is heartache and gave us a breakdown on how to deal with it. First, you have to let yourself know that you are stressed so that you can let it go. Then, you should go through the next four steps:

1. Be honest (with yourself)
2. Be expressive (get it out)
3. Be physical (release the tension by actively doing something)
4. Be aware (what you're telling yourself and of what you're thinking)

Not only did she give us this advice, but she also let us know the difference between guilt and shame. I wrote guilt= I did something bad, while shame= I am a bad person. Many of the children within the program at The Healing Place struggle with these things, and the volunteers help them to get over these feelings. It is easy to see how people would like to volunteer at The Healing Place. Like I said before, there are so many options to volunteer here in the Shoals area and The Healing Place seems like a great opportunity! I am keeping it on my radar for now! =)