Free Write 1/26/2012

A circle of influence is a group of things that have directly changed a person in some way, shape or form.  A circle of concern is what someone is worried about and might want to change.  The circle of influence will give them the ideas and the motivation to complete a project that they are concerned about that would be in their circle of concern.  In order for someone to enlarge their circle of influence, a person needs to expand their views on the world.  If a person meets other people and sees the things that they are going through, they could be able to give them more of a perspective about why the project that they are doing/are about to do is important.

Free Write 1/24/2012

I thought that the video that we watched in class today showed that the people around you can have terrible things going on in their lives and can put on a good face to show the world.  A person who is not in their shoes should show more empathy towards these people because their lives are not as challenging as what those people are going through right now.  A person should not get angry and the small things in life such as traffic or having to wait in line for a coffee because there are more important things in the world than those.  I know that many people do the same things that the man did while he was in his car, myself as one of them.  Being able to change your ways and help others because of it is what service is all about.