Where can you make a difference? Who can you make a difference for? I know we make a difference at home with our retriever Dakota! She just wants to be with us. She does not care what time of day it is, or what is going on, she just wants to be with us. I have said many times we could all learn some things from a dog!
We are all struggling these days. COVID has truly brought out a lot of bad things in people, as well as a lot of sad things. We are all in this together. What can you do with what there is? Can you act better? Be kinder? Care about other people in your community?
I had some patients of mine, Mike and Paula, who dropped off a food tray on Friday this week to our care team. With it was a note of appreciation for all we are doing to help take care of people. I can’t tell you how much that meant to us! Instead of hearing about what we may not be doing, it was nice to hear something good once! It was appreciated more than you can know! And, there was enough food that we shared it with everybody who works at the clinic! Thank you!
I try to keep encouraging our clinic staff to keep going! We are there to help people, and we are making a difference. Maybe not everybody appreciates it, but we are making a difference!
A shout out to my son-in-law Tanner, as well as his Dad, Bob, and his brother Brad. Everybody pitched in to help build our new TV cabinet. I spent one weekend with them on the farm helping with this, and then we started installing in our living room Friday night, and got down by noon Saturday. It looks great! They do an incredible job with building. If any mistakes show, that was my part!
We could all learn a lot from this too. All those little things add up to something much bigger. Don’t lose sight of the future. This pandemic will be done some day. We just need to keep being as safe as we can, while living our lives, until this is over. We all need to keep making a difference. Pay attention to the world around us. I know I am definitely taking advantage of seeing things differently these days, no matter where I am. I definitely take the time to appreciate things more out on a run, or a walk.
The frost on the trees was so pretty to look at. Everything was highlighted. It made it once again to help forget about all of the turmoil going on in this world. Focus on now. One day at a time. Focus on what you can do to make a difference during this time. Our run group this AM took our picture out on the sleigh in town today!
Be safe. Spend time with those close to you. Take care of you, and others where you can. That goes for all of us, not just those in the medical field. We can all make a difference in this regards. This can all make us become better.
And remember, one person can make a difference. And, we should all try! Keep taking one day at a time. And, keep moving everybody!
Dr. Dan
Consecutive Exercise Day of New Streak: #623
