We All Need A Little Sugar!
I don’t know how many of you guys know this about me, but I am somewhat of a quoteaholic. I love quotes. Preferably motivational/inspirational quotes or comical ones, but I do enjoy the occasional sad quotes too. Dr. Seuss and Mark Twain have provided me with many likable quotes over the ages. But quotes from unknown authors have always been my favorite. Who doesn’t like a good mystery? So with that I will now provide you with a quote that has been on my mind recently.
“When you bake a cake, you need eggs, milk, sugar, butter, and flour. If you are missing the sugar, you can still make the cake, but it’s more like bread. You see what I am saying? It’s still edible, it just won’t taste that good.” – Unknown
Other than the fact that I love yummy cake, I chose to share this quote with you all because it reminds me of the great work we did this past weekend at the Capital Area Food Bank. When everyone finally arrived I remember looking around at the five full bins of cans that we had to pack. I knew that we would be able to accomplish it all, but I thought it would take the two hours. I forget who, but I know at one point someone remarked that they thought we would be done early. My response was, “I don’t know, there is still a lot to do.” Well, I learned my lesson; never doubt the amazing abilities of Piedmont 2nd. But also I it made me realize just how crucial every single one of us was. Had just one person not been there, then it would have taken us significantly longer to finish the packing. 8,000 pounds of food in an hour and a half is quite a success. In this if one of us (the ingredients) were missing then we still would have managed to package the food (made a cake) but it would have taken much longer (not been as yummy). In a team every person matters, and if I do say so myself we all make quite the team.
December 5th, 2012 at 4:03 pm
I love seeing the power of teamwork though the efforts of Piedmont 2nd, and we have so much fun doing it! It would take an entire day, if not more, with one person; we really are a powerful force together.