Hattie MacAndrews shares how volunteering taught her to appreciate the smaller things in life
I realised how good it feels to do good, and although my job as a life coach sees me helping people each day, volunteering during the first lockdown to help get face shields to those who needed them was a different level of feel-good.
The role was varied, incredibly busy and no two days were the same. It was the smallest things that would have the biggest impact and often the most rewarding part of the role was running down to grab a patient's favourite sandwich from Pret or finding them a phone charger.I would do one or two shifts a week and sometimes cover the weekends if the ward was in need.
At the end of the day, our friendships and chosen family are all that really matters. I want to live a life full of joy and freedom, spending quality time with the people I love. It's so easy to get wrapped up in day-to-day worries and feel overwhelmed with all the things we think we need to do. I was shown how incredibly powerful a small act of kindness can be.I learnt that as humans we can communicate compassion through our body language and a warm smile. We all have choices, and previously for me choosing to focus on my own health would occasionally have slipped down my priority list.
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