Wandering Along the Path: Right Speech

I attended a committee meeting last night.  My friend talked me into it.  It's a great organization which helps kids, and, years ago, I helped the head of donations plan their first event.  But there are so many worthy causes, and I have my own hobby horses.  Right now, however, I was feeling the urge to volunteer again, and last night I slipped into the saddle again very easily.  It felt comfortable, though I didn't know anyone except the host, and I offered to do only what seemed a good fit with me.  But they were curious about my experiences fundraising, and I surprised myself by remembering quite a bit.  I realized I had really done quite a few extraordinary things, and helped a lot of people along the way:  schools, shelters, art programs, and other worthy causes.  And the basics are still the same:  inspire people who can give to do so by showing them the good they will do.  So now I've got a script to write for phone calls, some contacts to make, and though I was the oldest person in the room, they were inviting and I liked them immediately.  So I've got skills yet!