The Rambling Scotsman

Its a new week at Reach.
I normally judge our week as starting on a Saturday and completing on the following Friday. Why? Dunno. Just always been that way.
Maybe because in the early days we only operated on a Saturday.
So its off on new adventures, a new week.
Anyway!!
Why am I writing this?
Because I often look at what I do for a living. Look at it, and look at what I do at Reach. Part of my trying to understand what its all about.
And you know what? They are very similar in many ways.
I am continually confronted by those that need help. Those that are fearful. Those that need someone to settle things down, to take care of the problem, cause they are confronted by fear.
It may be robbery/burglary/violence.
It may be personal safety or safety of their loved ones.
It may be where they are working that causes them concern.
It may be the risk of what their organisation does.
There is the general feeling of uneasiness in our region due to events in other parts of the world which have impacted on the security and safety, (or perceived levels of safety) of those living and working in Asia.
These folks or their organisations are in need. In need of someone with certain skills who can help. Settle things down. Give them some comfort to carry on.
And then there are our 'clients' at Reach.
Same issues. Fear. Uncertainty. Security. Safety.
Different threat from different source, but just as real.
And again they are looking for someone to give them the comfort to carry on.
So what's the difference between our 'Real lives' and our 'NGO lives'?
Nothing. That's what my conclusion is. Nothing.
It seems to me that there are those people with awareness and those that just sleep through their existence.
The energy is most certainly with those with awareness. It makes sense.
Those that ignore, the sleepy ones, who can't be bothered or do stuff half heartedly, theres no real energy there.
But those who are aware.........
Those that sit, breathe, watch and then do, well that's whose gonna change things.
Those that are aware.
Those that see, really see, really feel, those are the aware. They will change things. They will make things happen for the better for those in need.
So as I start another Reach week, I look at what I can do to raise the awareness.
For my own awareness levels, and for those that are new to Reach, and for those that work in other organisations who can have a direct impact to those in need.
Feel the energy.
Hold the energy.
Transfer the energy.
Live the energy.
For all of us have a responsibility to remove the fear.