Jennifer Wallace

And you're not only important, you're important enough that I want to spend the time and the energy

to make dinner for you, to take care of you.

And I think we love having small dinner parties where you can really connect with people.

And, I mean, when was the last time somebody called and said, come for dinner?

And you said, no, I'm not really interested in a home-cooked dinner.

Of course you're going to say yes.

Of course you do.

And when you show up, you create a community around yourselves.

It is.

And it always is, isn't it?

Don't you always walk away feeling fulfilled, like soul-satisfying kind of experience having good friends around the table?

Absolutely.

When we think about the most meaningful jobs in the world, firefighters are among the top of the list, right?

While most of us run from danger, they run straight into it, risking their lives to save ours.

The impact of their work is undeniable.

At least, that's what I had always assumed, until I met a firefighter named Greg, who told me that even firefighters can struggle to see the impact of their work.

Really?

How?

How can that be?

I remember asking Greg, and he explained with a story.