LJA CAS

Examples Reflections

 

The following examples are thoughtful, detailed and descriptive reflections. 

 

“I have a new appreciation for goats. Going into this project, I thought the idea of sending a family a goat was silly. I mean, come on, it’s a goat. Is it really that big of a deal? I’d never sponsored an animal before, so the whole concept was foreign and new.
 

However, I’m a team player so I eagerly began selling my box of chocolate to help raise the $120.00 needed to send this barnyard animal to a family in need. The money came quickly. Within two weeks, my classmates and I had raised not only the $120.00 needed for one goat, but we’d raised enough for 3! I began to think about how three families would now be able to support themselves by simply having what some people consider a pet. Wow! When I thought about it that way, $120.00 doesn’t seem like much money at all. For me, that’s a pair of shoes.

 

I don’t know that I’ll ever see shopping the same way again. Do I really need to spend $50.00 for a pair of jeans when I could get another pair for less and then donate the left over money to someone who cannot feed their family?

Who knew a simple goat would make me rethink my spending habits? I feel as if I have grown as a person after completing this project. I have so much and give so little.

 

 

 

 

 

Volunteer at the Minneapolis Children’s Hospital – Service

“… The children were very open in accepting me. They were always the ones who made thisbrief interaction between two strangers seem comfortable. Through the compassion I constantly saw in these very sick children I was exposed to an amazing outlook on life. One of the false assumptions I made about working at Children’s was that as a result of my work Iwould feel good about myself for giving my time to these children. In fact, I did feel goodabout myself but it was not because of what I had given. Instead it was the children who gaveto me. From them I learned how positive and selfless people can be… ”