Helping the community

[amethystrse]

Most pagans I know do what they can for the community and the world.  A circle I do ritual with always collects food to donate to a local food drive.  I don't have much but I do what I can.  We've needed the help of such drives in the past and I always vowed that when I was in a better place I would help others.

Well now I'm in a better place.  Money is still pretty tight but we're doing much better.  I want to do more than give a can or two of veggies or soup here or there.

Today there was a discussion on one of the groups I'm on about ways to promote awareness about paganism.  Not to convert or any such nonesense (for those of you who don't know...pagans don't generally believe in converting others.  If someone wants to be pagan then good.  If not then that's OK too.  Each person has to find their own path).  It would be to show people that we're not evil devil worshiping nutcases. 

Anyway, someone said something about how people don't know that pagans do good things (like the food drive I mentioned above).  It got me thinking that perhaps starting something to help the community, and let the community know that it was run by pagans, might be one way to do that.  It would promote awareness but more importantly it would help people.

I don't know.  I can't explain it.  I just felt a strong desire to do this.  So I closed my eyes and sort of meditated on it.  It wasn't a full meditation.  But I did ask the Universe what I should do.  The answer was an increased desire to help.  It doesn't matter if people know it's pagans doing it.  What matters is helping.

I want to do this.  I want to start something.  Only problem is I don't know how.  I've given to food drives and clothing drives.  I did some volunter work when in high school.  I tried to help with a Pagan Pride once (also volunteer work).  But I never really RAN anything like that.  I don't know where to start. 

I'm going to do research.  But if anyone here has any info then I would greatly appreciate it.  Usually when there's a drive this strong it's a sign from the Goddess and should not be ignored.  I'm going to do this.  But I need help.

*hugs to all* and many thanks to anyone who has info for me.

Tags: charity, paganism

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[sati769leigh]

Jan. 24, 2009 at 8:39 PM

blessed be! i hope you can follow your dreams in this!