Every Week we hand out a thought provoking informative article for our Members, these articles are on a variety of subjects from a number of different sources and they are part of our commitment to health education. We hope you enjoy these and find them helpful. We welcome comments and suggestions for future articles.
** Pay It Forward **
What if the decisions you make today determined the fate of the world tomorrow? What if the balance of good and evil, war and peace, disease and wellness for the entire world was so delicate that the final outcome was determined by you and the decisions you make today?
That is a pretty big “what if” to live up to. It was also the basic underlying theme of a presentation I heard a couple of years ago.
What I took away from it was the idea that everyone is powerful. The fate of the world is not up to a select few government officials. The final outcome will be determined by the sum total of the contributions of each individual that ever lived on earth. Put another way, you matter. Your beliefs, thoughts, and actions have an impact on the world. You get to choose whether or not to use that responsibility for the good of human kind or its detriment. Just so we are clear, for those that choose not to participate, you are still making a choice. You choose to be a bystander, to not contribute, and by default accept whatever happens.
I also like the idea of “Pay It Forward”. I’ve heard it in songs, seen it in commercials, and there was even a movie about it. Whether we realize it or not, we pay it forward all the time. When you wake up on the wrong side of the bed, doesn’t it seem like everyone in the house is having a bad day? In essence you are spreading your bad mojo through your house. What do you think happens to that negative energy as everyone heads off to work and school? They take it with them and infect other people.
Then there are other days when the sun is shining, birds are singing, and everything goes your way. On those days you pay forward your love and positive energy. It is also contagious. And when good and bad mojo meet, the one with the greatest momentum wins.
Your attitude is infectious, is it something others want to catch? I’m asking you as a fellow inhabitant of the speck of dust we call our home… make a conscious decision to be more patient and loving. Choose to play full out in the game of life instead of sitting on the bench complaining because the game isn’t going your way. Every day realize your power to contribute to the betterment of humankind and Pay It Forward.
Rok A. Morin, D.C.
