helping others

it feels so good to help people in distress. yesterday i was hired by an elderly couple to find lost hearing aids in a bedroom/office/dumping ground. they are a lovely couple and polar opposites. he is a retired minister and very studies theologian. he showed me his sanctuary room where he prays. basically he converted a walk in closet that has a very mystical experience. she is a psycho therapist and let's just say her space is a little all over the place. i could feel his frustration with her clutter and now she had lost her hearing aids so he had to shout in order for him to hear her.
so i was hired with the one goal of systematically taking the room apart and finding the hearing aids. thankfully paula let me do my thing and kept herself busy in another room. not only did i systematically take the room apart, i also cleaned and re-organized it so it has a better flow. i love the process of everything has a place and everything in its place. to say i did a good job is an understatement and...i found the hearing aids. paula was absolutely thrilled. my fee was $130 and they saved $4,000 (the price of new hearing aids). i could feel her relief when she realized she didn't have to pay that.
it really feels good to help others out. i am a lucky girl.