"Don't
just work in the world, work to change it"
Anonymous
"All
that we send into the lives of others comes
back into our own"
Anonymous
"A
candle loses nothing of its light when lighting
another"
Kahil Gibran
Happiness
Cake
1 Cup Good Thoughts
1 Cup Consideration for Others
2 Cups Well Beaten Faults
1 Cup Kind Deeds
3 Cups Forgiveness
Mix thoroughly. Add tears of Joy, Sorrow and Sympathy. Flavor with love and
kindly service. Fold in 4 cups of Prayer and Faith. Blend well. Fold into
daily life. Bake well with warmth and human kindness and serve with a Smile,
anytime.
St. Peter Luthern Church Newsletter
"Destiny
is not necessarily what we get out of life,
but rather, what we give" Cary Grant
"The
best way to find yourself, is to lose yourself
in the service of others." Anonymous
"I
am a recipient of unconditional love, I
am a volunteer"
Shanterra McBride
"We
are all like one-winged angels. It is only
when we help each other that we can fly." Luciano
de Crescenzo
"One
of the things I keep learning is that the
secret of being happy is doing things for
other people." Dick Gregory
"I
slept and I dreamed that life is all joy,
I woke and I saw that life is all service.
I served and I saw that service is joy." Mother
Theresa
Past the beggar and the suffering walked
he who asks, "Why, oh God,
do you not do something for these people?' To which God replied, " I
did do something, I made you." Old Sufi Saying
Plant
flowers in others' gardens and your life
becomes a bouquet! Unknown
"Naked
a man comes into the world and naked he
leaves it, after all is said and done he
leaves nothing except the good deeds he
leaves behind." Adapted from a Jewish
thinker, Rashi
Ain't
nothin' to it, But to do it!
Maya Angelou
It
is not what one says, but rather what one
does, that makes a difference in the world.
Pirke Avot 1:17
Volunteer
activities can foster enormous leadership
skills. The nonprofit professional volunteer
world is a laboratory for self realization.
Madeline Funin
Nobody
made a greater mistake than he who did nothing
because he could do only a little. Edmond
Burke
Unless
someone like you cares a whole awful lot,
nothing is going to get better. It's not.
Dr. Seuss in "The Lorax"
NJAVA -
New Jersey Association for Volunteer Administration
