You Make a Difference

‘You make a difference.’  The words were spoken with gratitude and conviction, catching me off guard but they echoed through my mind for days.  What a sweet acknowledgment from someone about how something I had done had impacted her life in a positive way.  Someone I didn’t know. Someone I hadn’t met before.  The action she was commenting on was not a grand gesture but just something I do in the normal course of my work.  A practice others have felt unnecessary and challenged me about but I have continued due to my beliefs.  And yes, while I believed this action would  ultimately help someone, this was the first time I had proof positive that it had accomplished the intended outcome.  

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