An old friend wrote a book and kindly sent me a signed copy.

We met during my short stint in newspapers. Steve was the editor of a local paper, experienced and worldly compared to my youthful ignorance when we met. Nonetheless, he always treated me respectfully and as a colleague rather than the know-nothing-fresh-from-college kid that I was.

He has a kind of quiet wisdom about him and his book fortified my belief that still waters run deep. I devoured his book and have thought about one section ever since.

Here’s the line that I keep turning over and over in my mind.

“Sometimes, maybe always, people appear in our lives who have such influence that time spent with them changes your life. Don’t ignore these encounters.”

Want to read Steve’s book? Find it here!