Recently I had the opportunity of listening to a speech by a well-known philosopher. His thoughts had a profound affect on me. So much that I chose to share a little about it in this issue. Life, and how people live it makes a world of difference to us all. We have what he called: "The human domino affect syndrome". Your daily actions just don't affect you, it affects others around you as well. Let's say you wake up one morning on the wrong side of the bed. You will undoubtedly pass on your mood to the first person you see and that's when the domino affect is set into motion. How many lives do you think will be impacted by your behavior? 1, 10, 20? Try several hundred according to this speaker. Here is what was so interesting. In multiplications you would have affected the attitude and lives of several hundreds people in just one day. Imagine waking up like that a few times a week or a month. Well, this is what goes on in our daily lives and this is why when you drive down the street and look at the driver next to you they snicker at you because somewhere, in some town around the world, somebody woke up on the wrong side of the bed that morning. I don't know about you but I like being happy all day. I like waking up and saying hello and good morning to as many people as I possibly can because I know that I will indirectly affect the attitudes of several hundred people throughout that day. Who knows, maybe I'll bump into that grumpy person, say hello and good morning and change their attitude for the rest of the day. It would be nice to reduce those several hundred people to just a few. The reason this happens is that there is no balance in our lives. We work too much, sleep to little and don't eat right. We have families that depend on us for countless of things each and every day. I have found that even though our lives are so cluttered we still have the ability to wake up to a beautiful day. You may find this hard to believe but the solution to this problem is very simple. It's called Meditation. I practice this everyday from as little as 3 minutes to 45 minutes depending on the day but I do it everyday. Most people tell me they don't know how to meditate. Believe me, it's not that hard to learn. Meditation is a form of self hypnotism whereas you're in a place of peace but still conscious enough to know what's going on around you. It is inches away from that wonderful thing we call sleep. In your meditation you learn to not just relax your body, you'll learn how to relax your mind as well. If you're not meditating, you probably wake up at least once a month (or more) on that side of the bed. It's like I said, it takes as little as 3 minutes a day to start. But you have to do it every day. Within a few weeks you'll be glad you did. Now I will share with you 3 points from his speech that I found to be useful for us all. #1 Be Thankful Be thankful for what you have. God has given us the pleasure of being on this earth. Be thankful for that. Be thankful that our creator has given us the ability to meditate with our spirit guides and others. Be thankful. Be thankful that you have family, friends, a place to worship, a job to go too, water to drink, food to eat and air to breathe. Be thankful. #2 Listen well Listen well because someday you will need to remember the wisdom gained from someone other than yourself. So listen well. Listen well because knowledge is power, power to improve yourself, power to help others in need and power to make a difference. So listen well. Listen with an open mind, for spirit speaks to those who listen. So listen well. #3 Take Advice, not orders Don’t be a follower, be a student. Learn as much as you can and use it well. You may not be able to use all you have learned, but make sure you learn all you can do. Make sure what you do is of your own free will and not from the orders of others.
"The Domino Affect"
