Thursday Thoughts

"This year, or this month, or, more likely, this very day, we have failed to practice ourselves the kind of behavior we expect from other people."
~~ C.S. Lewis

Today at camp, we did evaluations with our volunteers. It was an enlightening experience. I think I learned more about myself than I learned about any of our kids. Two of our kids are AMAZING volunteers and they were the ones that were the most nervous about the evaluations. I've learned a lot about life from these two friends of mine. Both of them have had pretty rough growing up years. They're both fifteen right now and have been through more in their lives then I can even comprehend, really. In spite of the drama that they have to live through, they are able to come to camp daily and be friendly, outgoing, postive, enthusiastic, appropriate, fun, ambitious, and energetic. It got me to thinking if I am as capable in general as they are. Am I able to put aside my own little pile of troubles and reach out to those around me with the grace that these two do? I hope that someday I can be like them. I am thankful for the opportunity to be able to lift the hearts of those around me. I only hope I am up to the challenge. When I am with my two friends, I feel like I can not only do it, but I can do it with grace and while being friendly, outgoing, positive, enthusiastic, appropriate, fun, ambitious, and energetic. Just like them. And I'm supposed to be the role model here? I don't think so...