Quick, name the top 3 or 4 highlights in your life. Now, how many of those events involve a person? I don't gamble, but if I did, I would bet all your special memories involve people. People are important. It's important to have others around. There are no happy hermits. The facts are people who live by themselves have shorter life spans. 

Friends are good medicine. Death rates for people with no close relationships is 2-5 times higher than normal.

Speaking for myself, I like me better when I'm with friends than I do when I'm by myself. And I like myself even more when I give part of me to others.

"If I thought I was going crazy I would find someone less fortunate than me and go help them out." Karl Meninger

We remember people for the impact they have made on us. So make sure you leave a great looking mark.

Our lives are made special because of the moments shared with others. Here are two moments, one less than 2 minutes long, the other only 4 minutes. Both capture how special people are, just like you and me. The first is a 29 year old woman from Burleson, TX who hears her voice for the first time. The second is a 4 minute video from Steve Jobs commencement speech at Stanford several years ago. While thinking he had been cured of cancer he reflects on the "single best invention in life".

Make every opportunity today a "special moment" to touch someone's life. It could be a smile, a helping hand, a kind word, a note of encouragement, a touch, a phone call or just a simple "thanks, that meant alot."

Leave that positive, great looking mark that will last forever.

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