I hope all of you had a lovely holiday season, and that this post finds you well.  I’ve been off the radar, except for Magical,  busy with editing, and delving into a new story.  I ran across the little jewel below the other day, and wanted to share.  May 2010 bring you closer to your dreams, and once captured that you recognize its beauty!

The Splashes of Life ~Author Unknown~

~A Sioux Indian story~

My grandfather took me to the fishing pond when I was about seven, and he told me to throw a stone into the water.  He told me to watch the circles created by the stone.  Then he asked me to think of myself as that stone person.

“You may create lost of splashes in your life, but the waves that come from those splashes will disturb the peace of all your fellow creatures,” he said.  “Remember that you are responsible for what you put in your circle and that circle will also touch many other circles.  You need to live in a way that allows the good that comes from your circle to send the peace of that goodness to others.  The splash that comes from anger or jealousy will send those feelings to other circles.  You are
responsible for both.”

That was the first time I realized each person creates the inner peace or discord that flows out into the world.  We cannot create world peace if we are riddled with inner conflict, hatred, doubt, or anger.  We radiate the feelings and thoughts that we hold inside whether we speak them or not.  Whatever is splashing around inside of us is spilling out into the world, creating beauty or discord with all other circles of life.

Remember the eternal wisdom:
WHATEVER YOU FOCUS ON EXPANDS

~author unknown~