The Ripple Effect

Have you ever given much thought to you actions? Be they good or bad they create what can be viewed as a ripple effect in life. Everything you do touches another person and in one way or another causes that person to react. Imagine if you can that you are standing on the side on a pond and you pick up a stone and you toss that stone into the water. What happens? The stone sinks and the water creates a rippling tide pool away from where that stone landed. So in life your actions are very much just like that stone. You cast them out into space and wait for them to land. Some times they have the gentle gliding effect that the stone had upon the water and don't really upset the balance of nature or those around you. Other times they act like a bunch of stones (boulders) hitting the water with a splash and have a great effect on the pond in which they land. Perhaps even sending the water out of the boundaries. We need to learn that our reactions to life leave a ripple effect that will be felt for many generations to come. And that just because things seem peaceful at the time that they can become the great title wave that sends the pond ashore. In life you want to be remembered for your good ripple effect and not your bad ripple effect and the only true way to have a good ripple effect is to ask yourself more often "What would Jesus Do?" "Am I living my life in a way that could make him proud?" If you can honestly say "Yes" to these questions then I would say you are leaving behind a good ripple effect that will touch generations for years to come. God Bless and Strive to Be All That You Can Be.