Monday, August 25, 2008
Who's Steering This Boat Anyways?
I think SAHM's (stay at home moms) are incredible for what they do in sacrificing so much of themselves for their kids but I am just not one of them. While I love the time I spend with E1 and E2, I also love the work I do (all be it frustrating at times) as well as the other side commitments I am involved in. I feel like I am presently in a bit of a transition with my side commitments . On one hand, I feel that with several of them, I have done all I can to get them moving, but am just not getting any satisfaction out of the process anymore, on another, I think I lost my motivation years ago which makes me feel like I am not really being effective anymore, which makes me feel like it is time to have someone else take the post. None of these present commitments seem to fit well with the idea of "Sacrifice with Purpose", the title of this blog and actively changing the lives of others. While I have some thoughts and ideas that have been brewing for sometime, mainly relating to how to use my engineering background for "the greater good", I really have no idea how to go about setting forth down this path. I am sure my shyness around new people and lack of confidence as it related to my foreign language skills have held me back in the past, so this time around, I am hoping God will take me by the hand and lead me on the path I am meant to travel.
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There is a group called Engineering Projects in Community Service (EPICS) that may do what you want.
To plagiarize their website, "In the program, teams of undergraduates earn academic credit with multiyear, multidisciplinary projects that solve engineering and technology-based problems with community service and education organizations. This partnership provides many benefits to the students and the community alike. For example, EPICS teams have developed projects ranging from homelessness prevention to environmental protection to creating toys for children with disabilities."
Just a thought.
-Kevin
No, you arn't loosing your mind, I modified my original post to clarify a few items for those of you that scanned it the first time and totally misread what i said. Anyhoo, on anotehr note thanks for the suggestion. I already have an idea of where I would like to go with my potential free time, the question is how to get there.
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