GLENKENS GAZETTE News from Balmaclellan, Carsphairn, Mossdale, New Galloway and St John’s Town of Dalry February/March 2019 ISSUE 110 FREE THE HIDDEN BENEFITS OF VOLUNTEERING Here in the Glenkens experience, to the ways that we make meaning in we’re...
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GLENKENS GAZETTE News from Balmaclellan, Carsphairn, Mossdale, New Galloway and St John’s Town of Dalry February/March 2019 ISSUE 110 FREE THE HIDDEN BENEFITS OF VOLUNTEERING Here in the Glenkens experience, to the ways that we make meaning in we’re incredibly lucky our lives and to quality of to have such a strong life and life satisfaction. At best, being socially sense of community. connected – and having However, it has been shown that roles to play with the people are feeling increasingly friends, colleagues, alienated from their communities, family members, which in turn leads to less neighbours, and even community involvement and and to the people around us. We casual acquaintances in our all kinds of psychological and are genuinely needed, valued lives – provides a sense of physiological health problems in and appreciated, and in turn this purpose, comaraderie, belonging individuals. In a recent study, it supports us through feelings of and identity,” states the report was foun
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