WHAT WE DO,SAY AND THINK MATTERS.

IT MATTERS TO MATTER.

EVERY “THING” MATTERS TO EVERYTHING.

The butterfly effect is the idea that small, seemingly trivial events may ultimately result in something with much larger consequences – in other words, they have non-linear impacts on very complex systems. For instance, when a butterfly flaps its wings in India, that tiny change in air pressure could eventually cause a tornado in Iowa.

Joe had a bad night of sleep. He got up in a bad mood. He did nothing for his emotional or physical well-being on his way to work. There was a little bit of traffic and he was running late. He found himself honking at everyone and yelling at the window. Joe’s honking startled, a young woman who ended up hitting the curb with a car and having her tire blowout. (Remember now Joe will continue through his day like this.)

The woman’s name is Erica. She has two young children at home and was on her way to a job interview. She was very late and did not even get the chance to interview. They chose someone else. Due to her poor economic situation child services removed her youngest daughter Alison. (Remember Erica)

Alison grew up in the foster system and had several poor placements. She grew despondent, turned to drugs and prostitution in her teens, she died of an overdose. Her brother Liam having been raised by Erica as a struggling mom was a responsible overachiever and was on track to make partner at his law firm. He was now filled with anger at the dealer that sold Alison drugs.

Liam confronted Oscar the local dealer, assaulted him and lost his job. (Remember Liam now as he lives his life bitter)

Oscar realized the error of his ways, turned his life around and began helping addicts recover. Javier was one such young man that Oscar helped. (Remember Oscar)

Javier became a surgeon and saved many people with heart conditions.

None of that would have happened if Joe practiced gratitude that morning and left his house in a better mood. There was some bad, some good in the paths we visited. Everyone else that everyone else encountered after that morning will have had theirs lives altered because of Joes mood.

That was one path leading out from Joe, there were hundreds.
There was also thousands, then millions of encounters growing exponentially from everyone in everyone’s wake,all the time.

WHAT ARE YOU CREATING TODAY?
Start with gratitude and make every effort to endure your encounters are all positive.