Wednesday, February 6, 2013

TAKING THE NEXT SMALL STEP



Did you set New Year resolutions or goals for 2013?  So how is that working for you?  (My best Dr. Phil imitation! LOL!) Many people at this time of this year give up on the goals they set for the New Year because it is too overwhelming, they just got off track, and then chose to quit. 

This reminds me of when Norma Silvers, Jake Brewer, and I started Betty Brewer’s Angels. Norma and I had been involved in non-profit charities before, but we never started one.  Last year Joel Wrobbel asked me on his radio show “Journey Through Aging”(airs on WRFD, 880AM, every Saturday at 8:00am), how we were able to do it. The answer was simple. We just kept doing the next thing that needed done.   Did we stop sometimes and think it was all too overwhelming and could not be done. Of course! But then we just took the next little step.  The result is today BBA is a 501©(3) charity with volunteers in many central Ohio long-term care facilities brightening the lives of residents by establishing a one-on-one relationship with them.

So if you are feeling kinda down on yourself right now with the February blues and have regrets about not following through on your New Year Resolution, stop and think what is truly important to you, what do you want to do that expresses who you are?  And if what you thought you wanted does not meet your new criteria, you can chose to change your goal/resolution.  Once you have a true resolution that reflects who you want to be, or accomplish, all you have to do is take the next small step towards it.  
Sometimes the big picture is overwhelming and scary so concentrate on the next, small step. Sound too simple to you? Try it! You will be surprised!

 If you have a caring heart and one of your resolutions was you want to serve others more, we would love to talk to you about becoming a BBA volunteer. We have men and women volunteers.  Just contact me at www.bettybrewersangels.com or 614-309-4677 for more information and I will lead you through the process step by step.  

 BBA volunteers establish a one-on-one relationship with residents of long-term care facilities by visiting with them every week. 

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