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Sun, 08 Apr 2007

Those I Affect . . .

I am who I affect -- my kids, my friends, my family. The effect that I have on others is the part of me that lives on. Some would call it a legacy, but it is more than that. I can have an effect that I don't even know about. Something I say or do in the presence of others can have an effect that I do not intend. I can affect people by things that I do and things that I don't do.

When I interact with someone, I leave something with them. It may be a very small effect or it might have a profound effect. We are all affected by those with whom we interact. My responsibility, especially with those that I love it to assure that my effect on them is positive and constructive. They will carry this with them in their future interactions with others. Especially with my children, the effect I have on them becomes part of their personality. I am raising adults, so what they become as an adult is important to me. It is through them that who I am lives on.

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