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I read this a couple weeks ago and it keeps coming back to me as I prayerfully seek more opportunities to serve this summer.
"Be useful. How doing for others can make a difference for you.
Psychologist Martin Seligman, PhD, once gave his students a task: Do one pleasurable activity and one philanthropic activity, then write about both. "The afterglow of the pleasurable activity," Seligman observed, "paled in comparison with the effects of the kind action." Wharton professor Adam Grant, author of Give and Take, explains why: "Feeling like you've helped someone provides a sense that you matter."
Philosopher Thomas Hurka, author of The Best Things in Life, agrees: "Caring about and pursuing things other than your own happiness brings it about as a side effect." Opportunities for good deeds are plentiful.
"Often," says Grant, "the most meaningful contribution you can give isn't money. It's yourself."
