Nursing homes are lonely places. Many residents have no family or living children, and some never have a visitor. There are things we can do to make our elders lives healthier and happier. A happier person enjoys better health. Studies show that people live longer and happier when they have a strong support system. These are the people who taught us to be responsible citizens. They are our parents, grandparents and friends. Let us show them our appreciation.

Volunteering became a word in use in the end of the eighties. In fact there were pressures to forbid you to work for free. Sometimes, you just need to give your time for a good cause especially when you do not have diet problems.

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Splitting my pants in the middle of an intense game of Four-Square.

Some thoughts and observations about finding satisfaction in the working world. Some advice for people looking for more in their work.

A fire dispatch at Wellsville PA.

I believe Baby Hope, Adam Walsh (young children that didn’t have a chance to live life) and Sonia Hidalgo (my co-worker at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center from 1991-1994 were my toughest cases I volunteered on.

The bedraggled little dog sat on the cold concrete floor of the animal shelter waiting for someone to adopt him. He would go to a lottery if more than one person wanted him.

Find out who found happiness with this little dog.

It is so hard for us to keep our heads in the “now”. We are always looking so far into the future that we don’t stop and enjoy the moment, which is really all we have- are moments that make up days, days that make up weeks, weeks that make up months, months that make up years….

Like nothing you’ve ever seen, like nothing you’ve ever experienced – it’s an extravaganza, and you’re about to be pulled onstage.