Inundated

Every day I get at least one email or phone call from an organization who is in desperate need of funds or support, whether it's something of a political nature or a humanitarian nature. While perhaps they all pretty much deserve support/funds, it gets so damn overwhelming. It makes me just want to pull my head into my turtle shell and whimper. It's easy to feel helpless. Even when I can throw my support at a cause, a hundred other causes pop up. It's so easy to grow numb to all the plights and problems out there. I don't want to disassociate with it all, but at the same time, I don't want to lose myself in all the need out there.

I think it's important to remain passionate about causes, but I guess I need to pick one or two and focus my passion on those if I don't want to end up curled in a fetal position sucking my thumb.