Silent mentors

I have had several individuals that stepped into very important roles in my life. All of whom I am truly grateful for the sacrifices they made; the impact they had on the choices I continue to make is incomprehensible.

But today I want to focus to those individuals that have affected my life and didn’t even know it. The ones I admired from afar, watched with a careful eye, and surprisingly continue to emulate even today. I don’t want to, nor do I think I could call them out individually; although I can distinctly recall most of them some of them I didn’t even “know”. They were the ones whose mere observations made such impressions on my life; mother’s who attended our church, a woman at a train depot, the clerk behind the counter, a couple on the tandem around the lake. I bring this up because I am entering that point in my life…that moment when I begin to shift from the mentee to the mentor…I know people are always watching me and my reactions and I want to make sure that I am putting my best foot forward in every situation. To those individuals who unknowingly impacted my life…thanks. Thanks for making me aware, that I too can and will be a mentor in my every day life.