It's all good so far

Volunteer challenges. There are days when my volunteer life brings new challenges. In the past week I have dealt with a leadership conflict in a unit that resulted in one of the lead volunteers leaving, and the others having to pick up the pieces. This incident would have difused itself if all parties had some patience and a natural transition would have taken place.

We don’t own the program or the unit, we are only stewards. Our jobs are to see that the program functions with a minimum of adult drama. The path or method selected to make the program work should be one based on consensus if possible, but always with empathy.

One of the benefits of working within the program as long as I have, is that I have learned that it always doesn’t have to go my way. The others involved are also stakeholders and want the program to succeed. If my path is not chosen, then I still need to work with others to be sure that the goals are accomplished. Not all my plans have been successful, and there are times I have made some mistakes. Hopefully I have learned to accept the feedback and move on.

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