{"id":3582,"date":"2020-08-28T22:51:12","date_gmt":"2020-08-29T02:51:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/childrenshealing.org\/beta\/?p=3582"},"modified":"2021-09-27T23:09:10","modified_gmt":"2021-09-28T03:09:10","slug":"finding-purpose-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/childrenshealing.org\/beta\/2020\/08\/28\/finding-purpose-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Finding Purpose"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_1491077482\">\n\t\t<div class=\"section-bg fill\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"row row-collapse\"  id=\"row-1223158146\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-920144260\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1960528636\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-786129768\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-center\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_672626474\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner image-cover dark\" style=\"padding-top:100%;\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"238\" height=\"318\" src=\"https:\/\/childrenshealing.org\/beta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/09\/sarah.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_672626474 {\n  width: 54%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"lead\"><strong>Purpose.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"lead\">It\u2019s a word that we hear a lot and something that we might spend our entire lives searching for. Like so many others I struggled with the question \u2018what is my purpose?\u2019 To make an impact? To stimulate positive change? To help others? Yes.<\/p>\n<p>After some soul searching, I figured out what that really meant to me: purpose = spread love. It\u2019s simple really. The love you radiate and give to others is contagious to those around you.<\/p>\n\t<div id=\"gap-910801310\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-910801310 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1977469259\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"521\" height=\"273\" src=\"https:\/\/childrenshealing.org\/beta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/09\/sarah-2.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/childrenshealing.org\/beta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/09\/sarah-2.png 521w, https:\/\/childrenshealing.org\/beta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/09\/sarah-2-510x267.png 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 521px) 100vw, 521px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1977469259 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"gap-1649961604\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1649961604 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<p>There I was, fresh out of college working at a marketing agency. Love my job. Love the people that I work with \u2013 and yet I felt that I was missing something. Amanda Winn, founder of the Children\u2019s Healing Center, approached ddm marketing with the opportunity to help support a mission unlike any other. To me that meant the opportunity to provide marketing support to help raise funds and make the dream of CHC a reality. ALAS! PURPOSE.<\/p>\n<p>The Center and ddm team worked together to strategize fundraising opportunities and design promotional materials for donor events. With the selfless collaboration of Amanda, ddm and many other community partners; the Children\u2019s Healing Center was born in September of 2015.<\/p>\n<p>The experience began to feel bittersweet as I realized that my time with the Children\u2019s Healing Center would be coming to a close. I was overjoyed to be invited by Amanda and her amazing team to volunteer at the Center once the doors opened. The rest is history (well technically it\u2019s all history). I\u2019ve been volunteering every Tuesday night since.<\/p>\n\t<div id=\"gap-642251613\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-642251613 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1251671225\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"409\" height=\"273\" src=\"https:\/\/childrenshealing.org\/beta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/09\/sarah-3.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1251671225 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"gap-63213457\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-63213457 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<p>Spending the last 5+ years with these mini superheroes has been life changing. I\u2019ve gained a heightened sense of understanding for those that are immunocompromised and a new perspective on life. This pandemic allows others to relate to the reality that these kids face every single day: isolation. The Children\u2019s Healing Center gives these little humans a clean and safe environment to experience the healing power of play. I\u2019m honored to be a part of the family of staff and volunteers that strive to support, love and have fun with every person that walks through the Center\u2019s doors.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve gained a heightened sense of understanding for those that are immunocompromised and a new perspective on life.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Small acts of kindness can change the world. Am I right? Thanks to all that took the time to read this \u2013 GO FORTH &amp; SPREAD LOVE.<\/p>\n[insert mic drop]\n<h1>Sarah Messer<\/h1>\n<h6>Children&#8217;s Healing Center Volunteer<\/h6>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_1491077482 {\n  padding-top: 15px;\n  padding-bottom: 15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Purpose. It\u2019s a word that we hear a lot and something that we might spend our entire lives searching for. Like so many others I struggled with the question \u2018what is my purpose?\u2019 To make an impact? To stimulate positive change? To help others? 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