Do you ever wonder if President Obama had to be selfish growing up in order to get where he is today? Do you think he had to give up having a social life, girlfriends, and even things he loved to do? When we want to go somewhere in life or do something, it always seems that we must give up something else we like doing to accomplish that. Weather its staying home on a night all of your friends are going out for drinks, or not being able to spend time with the person you love because you have other more important priorities. Does our own selfishness determine where we will end up? Being selfish I’ve come to find is something that’s becoming more and more of a ritual in my life every day. I’ve always tried to find a balance between going for what I want and still being able to have fun on the side, which up until this point has not seemed to bring my full potential out. I think selfishness could drive me to do good things, manage my priorities and stay in tuned with what it is I really want out of life. I would like to consider myself as a go getter, doing things for me and my community; only things that will benefit my life in the long run. I wish I could say that I have the ability to be stretched very thin, but at this time I don’t. As people, I’m learning we must give up things we care about to lead better more fulfilling lives. Is this the case for everyone? Is being selfish the key to getting to where you want to go in life? I think I have thought of my new favorite saying; if this is not going to benefit me now it probably won’t in 5 years; I must learn it’s okay to let things go. My key to my success is selfishness. If people can’t see the point in this then they are not people to be involved with.
Today I reunited with the Animal Refuge Center again since it's been quite some time. Just donating my time and being there reminded me how rewarding giving back to my community really is. I was very impressed by how much the ARC establishment has expanded it's entities. Considering the circumstances of the economy and ARC's disbelief in euthanasia on it's dogs and cats; the number of animals has almost tippled since I've been back. Mind you, these dogs and cats undeniably live a pretty good life at ARC, spending their days in air conditioned living facilities with the great staff members and volunteers always there to tend to each animal's specific need. These are some pictures of the new members to join ARC's huge family. These guys I'm sure won't have a problem finding a good home I wanted to take them home myself. =]
