Like a pebble thrown into a pond, every choice we make causes ripples of change to reach where we cannot imagine. This is a concept I discuss with my students at the start or each school year. (If you think about it, even the kind of cereal you buy changes things a tiny bit, if you "follow the money" out from the grocery store.) We talk about how some choices bring about unfavorable outcomes that ripple out as well, so we need to make our choices carefully. I believe in this concept so deeply that I put "RIPPLES" on my license plate. Yes, strangers stop me at gas stations to ask me about it. I'm always happy to give them the main idea. When my students see me driving around town, they explain my license plate to their parents. The ripples continue.
Do tiny changes add up? Sure! Cleaning your house for 5 minutes a day makes it 5 minutes cleaner than if you hadn't cleaned at all, right? Those 5 minutes add up. Sometimes, all you need is that 5 minute start and you end up doing more than you expected. If you have children, they watch what you do. They learn. The ripples continue.
What kind of ripples have brought me to where I am? Watching my family go to church every weekend of my childhood...teachers continually reaching out to me so I wouldn't quit...and...and...
What about you? What kind of ripples are you making today?
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I never knew that was your license!
I don't know what ripples I make, but I try to smile and make people smile back.
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