Call a Friend or Try to Help Others?

[beatle_bailey]

I got a new gig , , , I go to a place where young people are being housed , , they are one step away from full juvinile lock down , , , , I go in and bring others in , , then we talk about what can happen to them if they stay on the same path they are on , , , we speak of the path we took and were it brought us , , and all the sh-t we have had to endure since, , , , we also speak of what is happening with our lives today and how much better it is , , , we never sugar coat the truth tho , , life is hard but also very rewarding when you get threw the tuff stuff , , ,
new subject , ,
when people call for help or I call for help from a friend
which ever way it go , , , both parties benifit, , , when I call - the other person gets to help me , , , if they call and I do nothing more than listen we both benifit again , , isn't that what friends are for , , , so why do we not do that more often , , , aspeicially when that friend is really just a phone call away , , , , the phone only weighs a few ounces , even if it feels like a thousand pounds , , ,
my heart is strong and my wishes are true for others in my life , , I wish them the very best in life , , , and wish the very best for all of you people I have met in this forum , , , their are many in hear I still think about , , , but I really don't like to spend all that much time sitting hear pecking away on this ---- PC , , ,
Beatle Bailey
some times helping others helps you more than you can imagine

 

[Seeking_Nirvana]

That is nice of you to do that for those kids. It looks like a good idea.

Tammy

 

[sunnydaze]

beatle bailey,
How true your words are. Too bad good friendships like you wrote about are rare. In one of my threads, I wrote of a good deed I did with a 87 year old neighbor of mine. I shoveled a little bit of his snow for him. I woke up depressed and immediately asked myself what I could do to get out of my mood. It did help as he was very appreciative. Helping others that do appreciate has always been rewarding. Good for you.
sunnydaze

 

[graebrahm]

You are so right that when you make an effort for somebody else it puts you in a different state of mind. My husband was diagnosed with cancer in January this year and I needed to learn about it etc, especially since he initially said that he wouldn't take treatment - he was ready to go be with our babies. The time I spent learning to help him, helped me to feel more productive for a little while anyway. It also helped convince my husband to get treatment.