I have worked in many YMCA's all around the WORLD loving Hostels especially. EVERYONE with special needs like me.

 

I was working in a YMCA.

I have worked in many all around the country.

Many YMCA's a few visits -

others regular weekly visits over years. 

Three YMCA's have been my home & work over several years.

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One way of communicating with the young resident was by 

dropping little postcards or other small bits of paper for people to find later. 

Another is writing a short news-letter to all the residents in a hostel.

Posting one by hand under every room door - often 150 doors. 
Telling them I exist. 
Introducing myself to new people. 
Dropping a little message of love. 
Sprinkling stardust. 

One young woman said, 

out of the blue and in public, 

"I cried when I read that” 

Someone said to me how, 

when they were away in detox, 

the note I sent was the only message they received. 
"I will never forget that ...........” 

powerful when people are able to express their feelings like that -

Many are not.

They are just as valuable.

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The man with the BMW 
Every time I walk to the train I walk past a BMW and a man on his knees cleaning it. 

It already is clean as a ………. 

I would eat my dinner off it without hesitation. 
As I walked on I thought of some alternatives for that man. 

- An old man or lady around the corner who has a dirty car or garden. 
- A few house visits to the special needs homes locally. 
I rub my eye............... 
- A volunteer hour or so driving the YMCA minibus for the many children. 
Ichy eye ..................... 
- Relating to humans more than car wax.

- something in my eye ……….

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I must get this plank out of my eye 

as it is distracting as I am clicking about someone else's life.............................. 

Maybe I will try to say something as I pass the man on his knees 

and see if a daily hello will lead to me knowing the person ...... real  time. 

Maybe I ....... spend too much on one thing and neglect others. 
Maybe me doing things 100% could be dropped and do more at 75%. 

I am feeling incomplete 

but I am working at it ……………………. 

I need to daily refresh my irritation.

I love this quote::

‘I don’t like this person

I must get to know them better’.

BHP