Make Waves but Stay Humble!

“The Ripple Effect” is a subject I speak about towards the end of my book “Hot Mess to Totally Blessed”. The words and actions we use to express and articulate ourselves has an impact on others and makes waves in our society. In all our actions, whether they have a positive or negative effect, those vibes get sent off as energy into the people around us. “Having an influence on 1% of the world, has a much larger impact than we can even imagine”. So many of us are so caught up in our own current situations that we miss so much blessing in the physical realm, that is right in front of us.

For example, as I write this, I am experiencing a couple of struggles in my life. However, I refuse to allow a few of life’s obstacles to prevent me from experiencing the light while I am in a dark season. Life is nothing other than a never-ending ripple effect of events. The fact that I love writing and inspiring others, is what drives me. However, my awareness tells me that with every struggle, I get a little stronger. So, I try to embrace all the seasons of life with poise, purpose, and excitement. The only way to avoid dark pathways in life is when we become so aware that we realize the things that will eventually drag us down the rabbit hole. These are the things we think we can’t escape. I never want to disregard my dreams, goals or purpose driven life. Helping others find their “Zen” and live life full of Abundance, brings me true joy inside. Watching a person transform is amazing. And to know I was a part of that is like water to my soul.

So, just because life gets a little difficult in the moment, we should never allow our “ripple”, to be negative vibrations of dark energy. Don’t allow the difficult times in life prevent you from receiving true joy. Furthermore, don’t allow other people hold you back with their negativity because you can make an impact in the lives of others who desperately need you and your gifts. So, when people try to steer me in a different direction I have to sit with God and ask some questions. Why would I stop doing what I love just because life is happening around me right now? I just wouldn’t! I will always push forward so my ripple effect remains positive and effective. “The larger the ripple, the more I expand”. Besides, how shady would it be if I was living contrary to what I was trying to preach and teach in my blogs and books? I just wouldn’t do that! If I am honesty, I have done that and I can tell you from experience, it SUCKS! You lose yourself; you lose your energy, and you lose your focus! Today I sit and edit this article, because I don’t want to just “preach the Ripple Effect” I want to be the example of the “Ripple Effect”. In this very dark time in 2022 after covid, I am eager to prove that it is possible to shine a little light toward others, even when life seems a little darker than we had hoped for.

What is the Ripple Effect?

The Ripple Effect is When an event or action causes a continuous spread”. As stated above, this can be a positive or a negative effect. In today’s society, with all the social media sites, we witness this sort of thing happening all the time. People make an impact based on their words and actions in Reels, TikTok’s, YouTube videos, or other content they push out. Whether it’s the bully picking on someone or the hero who stands up to the bully, we all choose our battles and we spread a message based on those choices we make. So, what is a ripple effect? It’s a trend! Something that happens good or bad that spreads through the world we live in. The most exciting thing about the Ripple Effect is that we have the power to choose if it is Light or Darkness.

Why Mindfulness of The Ripple Effect is Important

As we live each day experiencing events in our workplace, at school, driving in traffic, on vacation, at church, or just in our everyday life; “Mindfulness of thyself”, is the difference between positive or negative impacts. The ripple effect we make daily causes a huge impact in our community and in our world!

It is as simple as one single person who makes a ripple effect of change with their words and actions.
It’s the decisions people make daily that turns a bad situation into an experience that leads to a life of abundance, or a life of suffering.
It is a sick child who spreads the word of Grace by giving back in her most tragic moment.
It is a single mom who struggles every day to put food on the table for her growing children, but still helps a stranger at the gas station.
It is the CEO of a company who promotes the guy who delivers mail to his floor; because he goes above and beyond with a smile on his face, even though he has a sick wife at home that he struggled to support.
It is a father that works 3 jobs just so he can buy his daughter her dream dress for prom.

All these actions cause not just a small impact on one person, but it created a ripple effect on multiple families. So, why the ripple effect? Why am I even writing an entire article about this topic? Because it is important to understand that our own mindfulness creates awareness of our own words and actions. And by being aware we can move through our day knowing that we have an impact in this world. We can choose to cause the people around us to either hurt or we can choose to help the people around us so they can be blessed to help others. Causing this ripple effect of positivity.

“Mindfulness of the ripple effect”, gives hope to the lost, it offers encouragement to the weak, it gives confidence to the insecure, and it provides healing to the sick. Most of all, it creates a continuous spread of light in the darkness of the world we live in. That is, if we choose to do it in a positive healthy, meaningful manner.

That is why I sit here today, in my own struggles and write about Ripple Effects. I love creating a ripple effect of light in the darkness! Instead of pondering on the things I can’t control in my own life, I leave it to GOD and continue to be a blessing in others life. Here in this moment with you, writing for my readers, my wish is that I offer you a small piece of hope, love, encouragement, and confidence! I would rather show you how easy it is to “change the mindset” by being the example. See most people show you their success after they have attained it. But I am no one! I am a struggling single mom, a cleaning lady, and only have about 267 followers on Instagram at the time I am writing this.

The Darkness That Blocks Our Light

See, although I published the book, created the podcast, write all the blogs, and continue to tweak and build programs that will help transform people’s lives, I have not seen any return on these things. In fact, all this time I’ve invested I expected to have sold many more of my books, had a successful podcast, have at least a few thousand followers, and have at least been asked to speak on one stage! But NO! All this work and I don’t have any of that! I sit back and watch scammers make millions off vulnerable people all day long. And yet here I am honest, genuine, hardworking and trying to make a simple living, and continue to struggle. So, I am very familiar with the Darkness that comes in and tries to block our light that we are so desperate to shine. Yes, it is frustrating to the core! We all want to be successful!

I get it!!! However, what keeps me going is the feeling I get when I read a comment on my blog, or someone reaches out to DM me for help & advice, or to share how something I said or did help them move mountains. By doing these things, without expectation of a reward, recognition, or money, I not only feel better about my own situation, but I am open and willing to helping others in the process. Every time I step out of my own selfish desires, I leave room to offer time and space to another human. And when I do that, I am blessed in just knowing I contributed my knowledge, gifts, and talents to help another soul. It makes the journey much more exciting in the midst of the storm.

Help Those Who Help Themselves So They Can Help Others

I don’t’ want to just exist in this world, I want people who cross paths with me to always find meaning behind our connection. Meeting and speaking to strangers can bring clarity in the mess and help us all live with a sense of joy, blessing, and abundance. Truth is, the only way to find clarity in our mess, is by opening up our mind and looking at life, and all things, through a new lens. Changing the vibrations of our own thoughts and actions always creates room for positive ripple effects.

How You Can Create a Ripple Effect and Succeed at Anything

Is there anything you enjoy doing? Is there something you feel compelled to do or say? Are you allowing the negative ripple effects of others ruin your chances of a happy, successful life? Well, my advice to you is “DO WHAT YOU WANT AND DO THE THINGS YOU ENJOY DOING! SAY WHAT YOU FEEL IN YOUR HEART, ALWAYS DO WHAT YOU SAY YOU WILL, AND NEVER HOLD BACK!”

In most cases, these deeper ideas and feelings we have at our very core, is our intuition and our inner self leading us to success and fulfillment. Sometimes, we may overstep and get ourselves into trouble, but we learn in those times of hardship and struggle. Sometimes the only thing that holds us back is our own self-doubt and other times we have to trust God/Univers to take care of the things we have no control of. There will be times that we have lessons to learn and other times we must offer encouragement and provide healing to our self, before we can learn to do that for others.

Can I just add that, as humans we must always live in a state of mind that remains teachable! If we are not willing to learn something new and make changes in our own life, how can we preach and teach others to change the circumstances in their lives? We can’t be the light if we’re living in darkness. If we can’t give ourselves grace in difficult times, how can we extend grace to others in their difficult times?

So today, I sit here as living proof that we each have the power to cause a ripple effect in some way. I am doing it right now as a single mom and “struggling” author and influencer. Yes, we can do it while we are in our own darkness, but we also have to be mindful of how we extend ourselves. We can’t preach what we are not living proof of! Whether we tell it through words in books and blogs, create a program, or through the stories of your own struggles and gains in life, remember; our words and action have the power to make a difference. YOU have the power to make a difference in your community and in your world. You make change by taking a hold of that silent nudge at the core of your soul and taking action. You spread ripple effects “through and to the world around you”. With every act of kindness or act of disrespect, you have the power to cause a ripple effect that will impact your life and the life of those around you. Through teachability (allowing others to shine a light on you), the light in the ripple effect can help you succeed at anything your heart desires.

Awareness & Clarity in Our Ripple Effect

So, what ripple effect are you creating? What change are you making in your 1% of the world? And what is the vibration of your ripple effect in your life? Positive or negative? Good or bad? Are you being the light in the darkness no matter how dark your world is? Because I am here to tell you, when you look outward towards others instead of inward at yourself, life feels so much brighter and feels a hell of lot lighter. When we clean the foggy lens that we look through, sometimes we can find clarity through our own struggles. Discovering that the chaos actually makes us stronger can offer healing and blessing. Sometimes, the struggle is there to guide you back on track, and although it may seem to have high and lows in the ripple every now and again, the reflection of light on the waters of the storm will guide you. I promise if you can get mindful and present with yourself in the moment, the effect of ripples in life, well, it is extraordinary!

If you need more advice in other areas of your life, please comment below, join me on social media, help create a ripple effect by grabbing my book “Hot mess to totally blessed” or one of my journals on Amazon Today. This would help me get my content out to you and others, while also help you become teachable and begin your journey into an abundant life filled with positive ripple effects. Living in abundance is not just a choice, it’s in the actions that follow our choices…

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