Grant Grigorian's Blog » failure http://grantgrigorian.com some say that writing is thinking. then these are my thoughts. Tue, 27 Dec 2011 20:57:24 +0000 en hourly 1 Failure to commit to volunteering http://grantgrigorian.com/2008/01/11/failure-to-commit-to-volunteering/ http://grantgrigorian.com/2008/01/11/failure-to-commit-to-volunteering/#comments Fri, 11 Jan 2008 21:41:03 +0000 Grant Grigorian http://grantgrigorian.com/?p=76 For the last 6 months since I set myself some fairly concrete goals of volunteering – I have failed to meet or engage in any of them.

I have tried to be involved with the African Community Center in Denver – but have found it hard to engage other fellow volunteers. In general, I’ve been reluctant to research grants for them in part because when I get home from work the last thing I want to do is spend more time in front of a computer filling out another spreadsheet.

I’ve asked ACC’s volunteer coordinator to get me involved with face to face interactions with the people ACC serves.

As far as getting involved in local politics goes – again I have been reluctant because the local GOP seems highly partisan, and much more conservative than I am. I am a political moderate and most local party reps seem highly idealistic. At least judging from a distance – I don’t actually know any of those people. So I’ve got to get out there and get to know these people already…

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I think I need to watch some Japanese movies to get myself in the mood again. Maybe reviewing some old (and new) pictures from Japan would inspire me as well.

I need to make sure 2008 will not be another wasted year in this regard.

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School play, Okazaki, Japan, 1993.

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