The ripple effect

Drop a pebble in the water

Drop a pebble in the water:
Just a splash, and it is gone;
But there’s half-a-hundred ripples circling on
and on and on,
Spreading, spreading from the center,
flowing on out to the sea.
And there is no way of telling where the end is going to be.

Drop a pebble in the water:
In a minute you forget,
But there’s little waves a-flowing,
and there’s ripples circling yet,
And those little waves a-flowing to a great big wave
have grown;
You’ve disturbed a mighty river just by dropping in a stone.

Drop an unkind word, or careless:
In a minute it is gone;
But there’s half-a-hundred ripples circling on
and on and on.
They keep spreading, spreading,
spreading from the center as they go,
And there is no way to stop them,
once you’ve started them to flow.

Drop an unkind word, or careless:
In a minute you forget;
But there’s little waves a-flowing,
and there’s ripples circling yet,
And perhaps in some sad heart a mighty wave of tears you’ve stirred,
And disturbed a life was happy ere you dropped that unkind word.

Drop a word of cheer and kindness:
Just a flash and it is gone;
But there’s half-a-hundred ripples circling on
and on and on,
Bearing hope and joy and comfort on each splashing, dashing wave
Till you wouldn’t believe the volume of the one kind word you gave.

Drop a word of cheer and kindness:
In a minute you forget;
But there’s gladness still a-swelling,
and there’s joy circling yet,
And you’ve rolled a wave of comfort whose sweet music can be heard
Over miles and miles of water just by dropping one kind word.

Author Unknown

Watch your thoughts, for they become words. Watch your words, for they become actions. Watch your actions, for they become habits. Watch your habits, for they become character. Watch your character, for it becomes your destiny….

Choose wisely and be accountable!

Giovanna Garcia
Imperfect Action is better than No Action