Sometimes an acronym like...R.O.A.M...will assist and encourage individuals to participate in an unselfish way that could be part of a lifestyle change...Yes, change can be an effective and efficient experience in assisting OTHERS to meet the challenges that they face and fear in the Ladder of Achievement adventure on a daily basis.
Respecting Others Awareness Month scheduled to start in September, 2008, focuses on many aspects of using our time, talents, and treasures to make a significant difference in our living environments. Some of the best instructors in the world are individuals who are OTHERS committed. Yes, they believe in providing a hand up rather than a hand out. On the other hand, some persons need assistance through no fault of their own to obtain a hand out to be able to function in a more human way. In others words, we need both...A HAND UP AND A HAND OUT...to achieve the maximum potential level in our human existence.
Many private individuals, not-for-profit organizations, civic organizations, church-related communities, and for-profit organizations have been involved and committed to OTHERS for many years. If we always look to "Washington, D.C." to solve all of our social and economic problems, we overlook the vast human resources that are available without any strings attached. To avoid excessive bureaucracy that often exists at the federal, state, county, and local government areas, the private sector has effectively and efficiently responded to the special needs of OTHERS by a prompt response. Certainly we have noticed that positive behavior especially during natural disasters in the United States of America and throughout the world.
Here are a few additional words of wisdom from the publication, "Volunteering" by Douglas M. Lawson, Ph.D.
"When people are serving, life is no longer meaningless." John W. Gardner
"The spirit of Christmas is always near, it shines like a beacon throughout the year. Don't look in a store or high on a shelf, for sharing and giving are found in yourself." Anonymous
"The usual trouble with volunteers is not killing them with overwork, but simply boring them to death." Harold J. Seymour
"Blessed are the money raisers...for in heaven they shall stand on the right hand of the martyrs." John R. Mott
"Some patients, though conscious that their condition is perilous, recover their health simply through the contentment with the goodness of their physician."
Hippocrates
"I slept and dreamed that life was happiness. I awoke and saw that life was service. I served and found that in service happiness is found."
Rabindranath Tagore
"The life that will be preserved is the life that is freely given in service to God and man." Ellen G. White
"Noble deeds and hot baths are the best cure for depression." Debbie Smith
Respecting Others Awareness Month (R.O.A.M.) will be celebrated in September, 2008, with daily reflections and suggestions on who, what, where, when, why, how, and how much to make OTHERS a positive focus to improve the quality of life for all God's people throughout the local, state, national, and international levels. Reaching Out to Others (R.O.T.O) will improve effective communications and levels of positive understanding of our enriched cultural diversity.
If you have any suggestions for R.O.A.M. September 2008, would you please share your comments now. We are open to all positive recommendations.
Respecting Others Awareness Month scheduled to start in September, 2008, focuses on many aspects of using our time, talents, and treasures to make a significant difference in our living environments. Some of the best instructors in the world are individuals who are OTHERS committed. Yes, they believe in providing a hand up rather than a hand out. On the other hand, some persons need assistance through no fault of their own to obtain a hand out to be able to function in a more human way. In others words, we need both...A HAND UP AND A HAND OUT...to achieve the maximum potential level in our human existence.
Many private individuals, not-for-profit organizations, civic organizations, church-related communities, and for-profit organizations have been involved and committed to OTHERS for many years. If we always look to "Washington, D.C." to solve all of our social and economic problems, we overlook the vast human resources that are available without any strings attached. To avoid excessive bureaucracy that often exists at the federal, state, county, and local government areas, the private sector has effectively and efficiently responded to the special needs of OTHERS by a prompt response. Certainly we have noticed that positive behavior especially during natural disasters in the United States of America and throughout the world.
Here are a few additional words of wisdom from the publication, "Volunteering" by Douglas M. Lawson, Ph.D.
"When people are serving, life is no longer meaningless." John W. Gardner
"The spirit of Christmas is always near, it shines like a beacon throughout the year. Don't look in a store or high on a shelf, for sharing and giving are found in yourself." Anonymous
"The usual trouble with volunteers is not killing them with overwork, but simply boring them to death." Harold J. Seymour
"Blessed are the money raisers...for in heaven they shall stand on the right hand of the martyrs." John R. Mott
"Some patients, though conscious that their condition is perilous, recover their health simply through the contentment with the goodness of their physician."
Hippocrates
"I slept and dreamed that life was happiness. I awoke and saw that life was service. I served and found that in service happiness is found."
Rabindranath Tagore
"The life that will be preserved is the life that is freely given in service to God and man." Ellen G. White
"Noble deeds and hot baths are the best cure for depression." Debbie Smith
Respecting Others Awareness Month (R.O.A.M.) will be celebrated in September, 2008, with daily reflections and suggestions on who, what, where, when, why, how, and how much to make OTHERS a positive focus to improve the quality of life for all God's people throughout the local, state, national, and international levels. Reaching Out to Others (R.O.T.O) will improve effective communications and levels of positive understanding of our enriched cultural diversity.
If you have any suggestions for R.O.A.M. September 2008, would you please share your comments now. We are open to all positive recommendations.
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