Fantastic post Chery!  We have to be challenged like this on a regular basis to not only make our lives count for something, but to remind us that most of the time those kinds of stands or efforts come at a price.  As character based leaders, we need to be in the front of the line making those sacrifices &amp; paying the price to make our world a better place.  I certainly don't claim to have arrived as a character based leader... far from it!  My life is a lot like most people... lots of good intentions, some really, really big screw ups, and a heart that wants to get back up after those mistakes and start again... down the right road.

You reminded me today that there are incredible "choices that matter" in life, and that I'm accountable to the world I live in now, and the world that is to come for how I respond to those choices.  Great challenge for all of us!