Giving

It’s been a few days and there are a few topics going around my head at the moment.

Where does the ego come from? And how to undo what’s been learnt?

Being Vulnerable.

Being Humble.

Gratitude.

But, after this weekend the one topic I’ll talk about is how fulfilling giving is. Time is the most precious commodity that I have but I catch myself many times a day wasting so much on things that aren’t important. The most important gift that you can give to another person is time, quality time. I spent Saturday volunteering at a running event and was in awe at the runners coming through my checkpoint. That’s where the source of my thoughts above came from. Long distance running breaks you down to nothing. I witnessed pure vulnerability, humbleness and gratitude on Saturday. My job was simple, just give my time and support to these amazing people. There were internal battles, there was joy, there was banter, there were smiles, and there was blood, sweat and tears. But most of all, there was connection. After 50km (I was at the half way check point) people had had thier ego beaten into submission. I got so much out of the weekend by giving nothing but my time, that’s why I love these events. I’ve been the other side of the fence and the selflessness of the volunteers has filled me with gratitude and joy. If you (or I) want to make a difference in the world, give someone your time, you make a difference to their world which has the ripple effect.

Reminded me of this story – http://trustinhumanity.org/story-of-a-boy-and-jelly-fish/