Just a quick-hitter today - it was something that I wanted to get out quickly. On a recent visit with my parents, we were going over some of our family tree information - mostly put in by my son on Ancestry. It never ceases to amaze me on all the little things that have to happen in our lives from people that we don't we sometimes never, ever know. Our ancestors - we only get the opportunity to meet our parents, maybe our grandparents - and if we are lucky, our great-grandparents. Of course there are aunts & uncles and our cousins, etc. It is amazing to see all of these names of my ancestors that I never met from so long ago and some even back from the 1700's and before. The choices, ups and downs in their lives, their decisions, their work efforts, etc.... all affected me. There are a lot of things that I can do for not only my future but those in my family that I will never, ever meet in the future. It really takes "it's not just about me" to a whole new level.