This is so true Robbie.  The speed of life is truly breathtaking at times.  Many days I have looked up from my desk at 5:00 and said, where did this day go?  In a job such as ours, I think our ability to show empathy and compassion is vitally important.  Our contact is primarily with youth and they are forming their own ideas about how the world works and how they want to interact in it and with each other.  But whether interactions are with teens or adults, our ability to demonstrate the exact thought processes and behaviors we hope for is a key to creating lasting change in our communities.

Thank you for sharing your thoughts.