Service (Take 1)

This morning, I was reading an article in the local paper about St. Vincent De Paul, volunteering, community service, etc. And, as always, I start to get a bit more focused on life, and what the heck we're all doing here, certainly what the heck am I doing here. Yesterday I was thinking about Not For Profit organizations, like Hospice of the Valley. It occurs to me that if the whole world became non-profit, service-based, wow, we're on to something. As I sit here, mostly unemployed, searching for the next big adventure, I am more and more convinced that my life will remain non-profit, service based. It's like when I get still, I sense that my every move is one of service, my every breath, what else would I want? What else do I need? I have everything, and everything I will give to the service of the world. Feeding the dog, doing the laundry, cleaning the dishes, to bring the reverant sense of my life to these things sometimes is easier than others. My connection with Doug (Hospice patient), the folks at Civitan, my wife, my kids, the guy at Circle K who wants some change and a cigarette. There is absolutely no end of opportunities to open up, and give. I don't have to wait! The chance to serve the homeless, the "unfortunate", this is like being in heaven, it's always there for me, perhaps I'm in heaven already, and just "forgot" or got side-tracked. Nice.