Interdisciplinary Psychology:

As it happens my wife and I received a call asking if we would be willing to help an elder woman finish moving. We know her from the ceremonies we participate in during the summer. We agreed as helping others is one of the spiritual principals we aspirer to live by. It was not hard to see the gratitude in her eyes. Though this only took about four hours to help her finish cleaning up and one trip with my truck to her new. House to finish her move. It was very apparent that she would not have been able to complete it on her own. There is no way to measure how much it benefited me. First it help to focus on something outside myself and at the time I really needed that. I can become rather self absorbed at times. It was really nice to be able to share her sense of accomplishment excitement. She had been living in a rental for the last ten years and is now buying a home. It I felt both useful and appreciated. It was work and I did feel a little tired afterwards but it was a nice kind of tired. Afterwards I felt a warm sense of peace and satisfaction as I reflected on the experiences of the day. Even now as I write about it a smile comes to my face. There is an intimacy you share with someone when you help them move their life from one place to another. Being able to reflect on this day and lift my spirit I will continue benefit for some time.  Delwin