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Why volunteering can feel like performance

My church wants me to lead the food drive this year and I said yes because I should want to help, but honestly I'm exhausted from pretending to care about things that feel overwhelming and pointless.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Accepting service roles based on should rather than genuine calling creates internal dissonance and performative compassion.

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Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Buddhist merit and the ripple of good action?”

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