I think the highlight of my day yesterday was when Carole emailed me and told me she was sorry I had to endure some of the horrible dictation I tried to decipher on Saturday.  Knowing how long she has been doing medical transcription, it felt good to know it wasn’t just me.  Reassurance is really comforting when you are having doubts about your abilities.  It felt nice.  People really should hear encouragement every once in awhile, or even a simple “thank you.”  The spoken word carries a lot of power.