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by Nick Bidic
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Why Volunteering is Goodfor Your Health?
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Have you ever gone out ofyour way to help someone
and unexpectedly feltgreat about it?
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It may seem counter-intuitiveto spend time helping others
when we need to do things forourselves, like catch up onhousework or rest at home
with a cold.
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Yet, volunteering offersnumerous benefits that dous good while we are doing
good to others.
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We focus less onour troubles.
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It’s easy to sit at home and feelsorry for ourselves when things gowrong. We can shut out the worldand be miserable in the privacy of
home, which tends to feed ournegative feelings and insecurities.
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But when we use that time toreach out and help others who are
hurting or in need, we have lesstime to sulk or dissolve in self-
pity. In fact, seeing others in needcan make us feel ashamed if we
have more than they do.
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We feelappreciated.
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Lending a helping hand tosomeone in need and
watching their face lightup with joy is one of the
best feelings in the world.
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We regain a sense of self-worth and a feeling of
accomplishment.
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No longer do we feeluseless and unvalued.
Another person’s smile orwords of thanks can dowonders for our psyche.
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We are energized.
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Moving around to assistothers by giving them a
ride or handing out food atthe local soup kitchen
keeps us busy and active.
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The human body isdesigned to move aroundand use all its parts for a
variety of purposes.
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Instead of curling up in a fetalposition at home to cry
ourselves to sleep, that energyis much better utilized doing
positive things to improve lifefor those who need it.
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We learn newthings.
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Being around other people,especially those in
different levels of society,is an eye-opening
experience.
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Taking a blind person to adoctor’s appointment or
teaching a special needs childto read at school presentschallenges that help us to
develop needed skills.
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Experiences like these alsohelp us to gain better
understanding of the world atlarge and each person’s place
in it.
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We also begin to betterunderstand our own
capabilities and perhapsdevelop new interests as a
result.
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Volunteering is a wonderfulway to make an impact in thelocal community. It also helpsus to grow as individuals andsee the world from a different
perspective.
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All in all, becoming a volunteeris a valuable use of time and
talent.