Working in the Moment

It seems to me that so much of our troubles come from living outside the moment. When we are working on houses it becomes doubly hard to do so. The entirety of our work is so that in the future a family will have a home. Often this idea becomes so daunting that it is difficult to really look around and see what we accomplish. There is always something to do after we finish a project that it is difficult for us to take a moment and relax. So often this means that we are so caught up in what needs to happen next that we forget to look around us and really see what we have accomplished.
For an example, the first day we were here started out with us gutting a house. Yesterday some of our group spent the afternoon moving furniture into that same house. It’s kind of like the calm before the storm or the eye of a tornado, a few moments of clarity and then we’re thrown back into the struggle.

There are few things I’ve learned in this project; 1-there are no such things as an excess of buckets. 2-Sometimes less is more; cleaning up blown in insulation is not one of them. 3-a 24oz cup of coffee from the gas station is ALMOST enough to get a person through the day. 4- If you’re nice to the ladies giving out lunch they will give you more dessert. 5-Just about everything can be accomplished with a stout crow bar.

Yours in Service,
Harry Aungst, oak 5

Thought for the day- Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting. So... get on your way. - Dr. Seuss