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| Becky's Bruisers Oct 5th |
During my writing hiatus
(Day 62-77), I was on Becky’s team for
the American Diabetes Association’s (ADA)
Step Out for Diabetes Walk. I am not sure how I got so altruistic this year with the Alzheimer’s breakfast (Day 27) , the walk for Ovarian Cancer (Day 57) and this latest walk, but it’s really all about being present for your friends, relatives, and your community. They were
all great causes and as noted in Maslow’s concept of personal growth, a self-actualizer
is concerned for the welfare of humanity
(simple psychology ).
Reflection
When you walk for a cause you tend to
learn more about the cause. According to the ADA, in 2012, 29.1 million Americans, or 9.3%
of the population, had diabetes and there were 1.7 million new diagnosed cases that year. I work with diabetic
children and I have friends who are living with it, so it is great to be able to take
a little walk to help support them and the ADA mission:
“to prevent and cure diabetes and to improve the lives of all people affected
by diabetes.”
It also was
super fun to be part of the team! I admired how the whole family –grandma to the
baby in the stroller, came out to rally in support of Becky and a cure. So get
with a team, be a team, or start a team and walk for your cause!
Spiritual Reflection
Two people can accomplish more than twice as
much as one; they get a better return for their labor. If one person falls, the
other can reach out and help. But people who are alone when they fall are in real trouble… A
person standing alone can be attacked and defeated, but two can stand
back-to-back and conquer. Three are even better, for a triple-braided cord is
not easy broken. (Ecclesiastes
4:9, 10 and 12).
Other sources
Maslow concept http://www.simplypsychology.org/maslow.html
American Diabetes Association http://www.diabetes.org/
Learn about diabetes http://stepout.diabetes.org/site/PageServer?pagename=OUT_fw_supportcause