It takes a village

I remember trying to get parents to help out at the elementary school events.  The same ones were there at all of them.

We used to laugh and say, “If you want something done, ask a busy person.”  It’s true.  People who are busy seem to have a knack for squeezing in one more thing no matter what.

I’m not all that busy anymore and I have an almost claustrophobic response to people who hem me in trying to get me to do things.  The truth is, though, that the more I do, the easier it seems to be to work in that one extra thing. 

After all, my time is already spoken for.  I’m already up, out and about, why not just make one more stop along the way? 

We need people like me!  I’m laughing as I say that, but it’s true.  Without the people who do the time consuming grunt work behind social events, the hard detailed oriented work behind committees, and those who use their PR skills to smooth the way for all the committees and organizations that touch our lives each day, this world would still run, but it would lack the quality and fun it has now.