I use a great Gratitude App and every day there are quotes and images and usually they are quite pertinent to what’s going on in my life.

Today’s image was no exception…however, perhaps it would have been a good one for last Friday, Veterans’ Day….

That thought led to another – It’s something we all should pay attention to EVERY DAY of our lives.

What if you made a list of all the people who have made a difference in your life?
How long would that list be?
Would it take a while to make sure it’s all inclusive?
Would it be worth the time?
What would you do with the list after you generate it?

I know it would take me a long time to make sure I got everyone on it. I also know I’ve forgotten people’s names but not their impact. What more of a legacy could there be for someone – to know you made an impact on another. Wouldn’t you like to know that?

I didn’t succeed in my attempted trek across the USA but what the attempt did is worth more than the sand in my feet if I’d made it to the Atlantic ocean. People came out of the woodwork of my past and found me on Facebook. I am so grateful for that.

There are so many people who have influenced me and helped me along my journey.

Today I want to recognize all the Navy Corpsmen with whom I’ve worked. These are the fondest and most heartwarming memories in my life. I never had anything bad to think or say about any Corpsman I knew and especially cherished those around me on a daily basis.

These guys and gals lifted me up and did all the work so that I could concentrate on what I needed to do. Each person on a Team has its job and never is that truer than in an Emergency Department. Without the coordination of a finely tuned team, each member knowing what they are supposed to do and when, patients will have needless suffering (emotional or physical) and even possibly death.

Navy Corpsmen CARE! That pretty much says it all. They will always take care of you no matter what it means – putting themselves in danger, standing up for you, protecting you, protecting patients, staying late, deploying forever, sacrificing everything.

I am pretty much alone in my life now and, of course, I think about what will happen at the end. If I had but one person who could be at my bedside at the end, I would like it to be a Navy Corpsman.

Thank someone today. You are where you are because of that person, no matter how tiny their impact.