As I get older I sometimes find myself looking back over my life and thinking about the people who had positive impact on my life. People like Mrs. Dunham, my seventh grade teacher, who influenced me so much and increased my desire to be the best I could. People like a fellow who was in the Boy Scouts with me and was two years ahead of me in high school who got me involved as a freshman in numerous extracurricular activities which over the high school years allowed me to develop leadership skills.
The thing is I never told these and some other people how much an impact they had on me and without what they did for me allowed me to become successful later in life. Sadly, it's now too late to thank them because they have passed on.
So, my point in this is to ask you to look back over your life and recall those very special people who put you on a positive track of reinforced the positive track you were on and call, see them in person, or write them a handwritten note in a card or a letter telling them how much they did for you and how you appreciate them.
If Mrs. Dunham were alive I would drive to Savannah from Augusta just to tell her that and take her to a fancy restaurant just as a small token of what she did for me.
Hopefully, this will result in y'all doing what I failed to do.
Dee
