This is my blog recording my life as a Peace Corps volunteer in St. Lucia. PCEC78. "Perhaps [adventure in the world] cannot prevent bigotry, but by demonstrating that all peoples cry, laugh, eat, worry, and die, it can introduce the idea that if we try and understand each other, we may even become friends.” - Maya Angelou
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
The Purpose Prize
I often look through the newspaper or online for inspiration in service work. Though I am not burnt out quite yet doing volunteer work sometimes I just need a little extra spark of motivation to get the feet going. Recently, I looked on the internet to find what's called "The Purpose Prize". I was pleasantly surprised to see my next source of inspiration staring at me directly in the face. The men and women highlighted are individuals who are avid humanitarians, just like me. They aim to help in small ways, but end up affecting the world in much larger ways than they anticipated. I can only hope that each of us PCV's can step into the same light. Here is the link of Mr. Lardner, from Seattle, WA, my birth town. Please check out some of the work that the people listed have done for us.
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Very cool indeed. I completely understand the need for a fresh spark to rekindle my efforts here. That page was a good source of inspiration. ^_^
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