The Healing Place. What a great idea to have come up with! I mean, everyone goes through some bad things in their lives, but not all have someone to get them through it all. That's what I liked to learn about the Healing Place: they are there for everyone in tough times.
Kay Parker spoke to us about the Healing Place, and she really made me want to volunteer, especially when she said all we would be involved in would be helping out with the kids. For a while I thought that I would have to listen to their problems and help them get over them, but in all honesty... I am a HUGE crybaby. I've been like that since I was little. SORRY I'M A SENTIMENTAL PERSON.
Good thing she gave us some tips on dealing with grief:
1.) Be honest. Especially with yourself. If you are sad, TELL YOURSELF YOU ARE. Don't shrug it off.
2.) Be expressive. Go ahead, cry your hear out, laugh your head off. It'll make you feel way better.
3.) Be physical. (Yeah, at first I though, WHOA.) But releasing energy in some way will get your mind off your grief. Just make sure you don't hurt yourself or another person/ living thing...
4.) Be aware of what you are thinking. This one kind of goes with #1 in that you can't tell yourself not to think about being sad, or else it will make you even more sad. Denying that you are thinking a certain way is in no way honest.
Anyhow, I was really glad when she confirmed that we would merely get to hang out with the kids and do something like this:
OR
Or, you know... swing or something. Anyway, Mrs. Parker asked if we were to take a job in which we didn't get paid, what would it be? I could definitely be a video game tester for no pay. Just kidding. I would say that working for a non-profit would probably be the way to go. Though, I have no clue what I would do. Or where I would live. 0.o But hey, I'll know when I can fill in the blank on: "I was born to _____."
It's gonna take me a while...
Kay Parker spoke to us about the Healing Place, and she really made me want to volunteer, especially when she said all we would be involved in would be helping out with the kids. For a while I thought that I would have to listen to their problems and help them get over them, but in all honesty... I am a HUGE crybaby. I've been like that since I was little. SORRY I'M A SENTIMENTAL PERSON.
Good thing she gave us some tips on dealing with grief:
2.) Be expressive. Go ahead, cry your hear out, laugh your head off. It'll make you feel way better.
3.) Be physical. (Yeah, at first I though, WHOA.) But releasing energy in some way will get your mind off your grief. Just make sure you don't hurt yourself or another person/ living thing...
4.) Be aware of what you are thinking. This one kind of goes with #1 in that you can't tell yourself not to think about being sad, or else it will make you even more sad. Denying that you are thinking a certain way is in no way honest.
Anyhow, I was really glad when she confirmed that we would merely get to hang out with the kids and do something like this:
OR
Or, you know... swing or something. Anyway, Mrs. Parker asked if we were to take a job in which we didn't get paid, what would it be? I could definitely be a video game tester for no pay. Just kidding. I would say that working for a non-profit would probably be the way to go. Though, I have no clue what I would do. Or where I would live. 0.o But hey, I'll know when I can fill in the blank on: "I was born to _____."
It's gonna take me a while...
A cousin of mine and I sometimes think about being graphic designers for video game companies...
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Elyse
That would be so much fun! I could play video games aaallll day, but in all honesty, I cannot draw. XD Pretty sure that in order to be a graphic designer, I'd need some sort of artistic background...
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