Walking Full Circle

At the end of April, for the first time, I volunteered as the weekend coordinator for the MS Walk. While this may appear as a good deed (and of course it was that too!), this First was more about reclaiming something that I’d been unsettled by for a long while. Let me explain. I’ve mentioned that I was very unhappy at my former office job. I quit and took a parallel role for more money which subsequently didn’t last more than 3 months. A hard lesson in learning to pay attention to yourself, but it was necessary and ultimately led to this blog. That said, I’m totally comfortable with how everything rolled out, but I’ve always had this nagging feeling that I missed out on the best parts of running a charity event because I was too distracted trying to be perfect at a job that I wasn’t  meant for. So, returning as a volunteer was my way of appreciating the event like I’d always wanted to.  

The Orillia MS Walk where I was stationed is led by a fabulous committee of real, lovely people. I felt so welcome (see next post) and because I wasn’t wigging out about logistics and silly details, I was able to just absorb the day and visit with walkers and supporters.  

As I was reading through the coordinator manual after the event (cause who reads it before right?), I noticed a line in the “Steps to Running a Successful Walk” which funny enough, because I’m always so put off by regulating literature, speaks very clearly to how I think about a lot of things. “It’s not about getting it perfect, it’s about getting it done”.