Ripples

We don't always know the impact we've made on someone's life, a simple smile, a decision made out of desperation. Each action we perform creates a series of ripples that touches one person, and then another...We don't necessarily choose where our ripples go but we do decide what type of ripple we want to make. It is our choice whether or not our actions will create soothing ripples, like the gentle breeze across a pond or the death waves of a hurricane that seeks destruction. It's amazing how far one kind gesture can go. One ripple, both good and bad, can touch hundreds of people. Never doubt your influence on people. One decision, big or small, affects everyone around you. If you could just stop for a second and look around you and see your ripple in action, put yourself in the strangers shoes that you just said hello to. Notice when people compliment you. The way that simple comment made you feel. How it brightens your day to the point where you smile at someone else. Maybe that person needed that smile. God created us, each, for a reason and for a season. There is never a time when our life becomes of no value. We were put here to help each other through this test we call life. We are designed to help each other. Never underestimate the power of a ripple.