I helped my mother shop for an underprivileged family for christmas one year. We bought them food for their Christmas dinner and gifts for their kids. It was one of the greatest feelings I can remember, and one of the most humbling too. Knowing that we gave some kids a christmas they would've never had otherwise is very soothing in a way.

I also volunteered at a shelter for abused women and their kids and wound up playing with the kids in the playroom. The kids were all smiles but the women had a sadness that never left them. Even when they smiled. I guess I wanted to give the kids a bit of happiness that their mothers might not be emotionally able to do at that time.

I love being able to help others who are less fortunate than I.