Much to learn, more to do

It's easy to pat myself on the back because I gave someone the book I wrote, helped out at a non-profit organization or donated to some cause.

But I don't have to look far to see others who do so much more:
- a co-worker who is making summer vacation plans to go to Mexico and help with a church mission project
- a student I was helping with an organization project with whom I was rather upset because he didn't provide me with content I needed. Making things worse, he went away for a week...to repair homes still damaged from Hurricane Katrina. (And how bad is your daily life if you are still realing from a disaster from several years ago?)
- my recently married son and daughter-in-law, who spend one or two nights helping young adults at a teen program at their Catholic Church parish.

Yes, it's easy to feel good about myself. It's better to see that there is still much to learn, and so much more to do.
And to admire people who do outstanding things: