Raise Your Hands

This week, while doing some interviews for a travel client, I met a young man named Matthew reminded me that there is joy in service.  My conversation with him got me to thinking about how my mother, the church lady of Stamford, CT, would “volunteer” me and my brother Jimmy for various things and how rumors of our “willingness” reached the ears of a certain French teacher at Stamford/Trinity Catholic High School who capitalized on it for what can best be described as indentured servitude. Looking back, though, I realize that there’s great joy in service and that insight inspired today’s episode.  Happy listening and remember, books make great gifts! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices