Professional Development-Community Service(After)

When I went to the nursing home, I was excited, but didn't really know what my responsibilities were going to be, or who I was going to be working with. In the end, it didn't matter, because I loved the experience. I was asked to go to patient's rooms and assist them in getting into their wheelchairs. Then I would push them down to the dining hall and sit with them for dinner. When dinner was over I then wheeled them to the community hall, for games and activities. They had the choice to play bingo or dominos. During this time, I met a woman who was 100 years old. She truly brought the "with age comes wisdom" phrase alive. She kept telling me that although I am trying hard now to meet my goals, to set new ones once I accomplish my current goals. She then told me "if you stop learning, it is the same as being dead."
This experience for me was nothing but positive because I went beyond just my own needs and desires, and I put the wants and needs of others first. Even in doing that I still was learning so much. This gave me a glimpse of what counseling could be like, as we are there to serve clients, and to also in some sense learn from them.