Feelin' Good
Today I locked in some ongoing volunteer work for 2009. This was a big, gaping unfulfilled item in the list of things I wanted to achieve this year, so I'm glad I finally got my arse into gear, even though it's December.

For a long time I was considering volunteer work at Melbourne's gay radio station, maybe even shooting for a program hosting role. This was mostly because it shits me that they don't have a heavy music show amongst the unrelenting tedium of dance music - I figured I should at least try changing that rather than complaining about it. Then I figured, it's not really the most meaningful endeavour as far as volunteer work goes; and they already have an oversupply of volunteers banging down their doors to get involved anyway.

So I've gotten involved in something else of personal interest to me. It will be challenging and time-consuming work, but I'm excited about it. And I probably won't discuss it in detail to anyone, because - to me - that's half the point of volunteer work.

Even though I'm yet to start this work, suddenly I feel like a oddly hollow part of me has been filled. I've never really volunteered for anything before, and it feels like I should have done this long ago.

Sorry to make this a me, me, me entry... just needed to express that I'm surprised how positive it's made me feel, now that I've committed to it. Hopefully the work itself doesn't put me through the wringer... interested to hear experiences of others here.