Meghan Markle Opens Up About Her Passion for Volunteering
Just when we thought Meghan Markle and Prince Harry couldn’t get any more #relationshipgoals—the engagement pictures! the on-air gushing!—we get another little peek into what makes the couple such a royally good pair. The Daily Mail recently drew an excerpt from The Game Changers: Success Secrets From Inspirational Women Changing the Game and Influencing the World, published at the end of November, that features Meghan opening up about where she got her passion for volunteering—something shared in a big way by her fiancé.
“I started working at a soup kitchen in Skid Row of Los Angeles when I was 13 years old, and the first day I felt really scared,” the Daily Mail quotes from the book. “I was young, and it was rough and raw down there, and though I was with a great volunteer group, I just felt overwhelmed. I remember one of my mentors (Mrs. Maria Pollia) told me that, “Life is about putting others’ needs above your own fears.'”
“Yes, make sure you are safe and never ever put yourself in a compromising situation,” she added. “But once that is checked off the list, I think it’s really important for us to remember that someone needs us, and that your act of giving/helping/doing can truly become an act of grace once you get out of your head.”
Prince Harry has also spoken out in the past about his passion for volunteer work—something that’s practically in the job description for a royal. He’s supported (at least) a whopping 22 charities so far—and hey, volunteering together can be a pretty great date night.
She also said something that’s even more relatable than her New Year’s Eve resolutions: “‘I am self-sufficient and a go-getter, so often times I have to remind myself to take a moment to just breathe. My brain is always going, but at the end of the day because it is all stuff that I am passionate about, it’s easier to not feel exhausted as I squeeze it all in,’ she said.”
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