Since starting this list, I've been thinking a lot and wondering if it is enough to be of influence. I'm sure lives are impacted by subtle nudges and maybe even more so than by overt shoves.

During vacation, I had the opportunity to speak with a fellow diabetic. He wasn't nearly as well regulated as I so I got up on my soapbox and gave him a shove. It's bothered me ever since!

Bother is a strong word and I suppose it is more of a niggling. I sense my diatribe did not influence his care of self - that was my intention. I wonder how and what I could have said to guide him to a point of self care...