Every life…
Changes another life.
The only question is…
What kind of difference…
Will yours make?
MAKE A DIFFERENCE
(IT’S EASIER THAN YOU THINK)
A single grain of sand hardly attracts attention.
It seems small.
Almost insignificant.
Yet place millions of grains together…
And they become a beach…
A shoreline…
A sandbar…
Protecting life above and below the water.
Each grain matters.
Collectively…
They change the landscape.
How much more…
Does one human life matter?
CONSIDER THIS
Unlike grains of sand…
We are not blown about by the wind.
We choose.
We move.
We decide.
We influence.
Everywhere we go…
We leave something behind.
A smile.
A conversation.
An attitude.
A kindness.
An example.
Even silence…
Makes a difference.
YOU ARE ALREADY MAKING ONE
Here is something worth pondering.
If you stay home today…
The world continues.
If you leave your home…
The world immediately changes.
You greet someone.
Open a door.
Help a stranger.
Encourage a friend.
Teach a child.
Serve a customer.
Comfort someone hurting.
The moment you arrive…
Life is different…
Because you were there.
CAUSE AND EFFECT
Everything creates influence.
Some obvious.
Some hidden.
Some immediate.
Some that may not be seen…
For years.
Your presence…
Matters.
Your absence…
Also changes things.
WE DISCOVER OUR PURPOSE
One of life’s deepest satisfactions…
Is discovering…
The part we were created to play.
Many people search for purpose…
Without realizing…
Purpose often begins…
With simple kindness.
Hold a door.
Offer encouragement.
Listen.
Forgive.
Help.
Serve.
Those small acts…
Echo far beyond…
The moment they were given.
THE RICHIE REVERSE RULE
Reverse the situation.
Imagine you could have helped…
But chose not to.
The outcome changes.
Someone remains discouraged.
Someone walks alone.
Someone gives up.
Now reverse it again.
You choose kindness.
Hope appears.
Strength returns.
Courage grows.
The smallest decision…
Can become…
Someone else’s turning point.
THE OTHER SIDE
The same influence…
Can be used unwisely.
Harsh words.
Cruel actions.
Dishonesty.
Indifference.
They also spread.
The power to make a difference…
Is neutral.
Our choices determine…
Whether it becomes a blessing…
Or a burden.
MADE IN THE IMAGE OF SOMETHING GREATER
As life unfolds…
Many of us begin sensing…
That something greater…
Is quietly at work.
We discover beauty…
Order…
Purpose…
And mystery.
We realize…
We did not create ourselves.
Yet we were created…
With the ability…
To create goodness.
WHAT IS REALLY GOING ON?
Perhaps life is an invitation.
An invitation to explore.
To ask.
To seek.
To wonder.
To love.
To grow.
Every question…
Leads to another discovery.
Every discovery…
Leads to greater appreciation.
GUESTS AT THE GRAND BALL
Life reminds me…
Of being invited…
To the greatest celebration imaginable.
Everything needed…
Has already been provided.
The opportunity…
Is before us.
The invitation…
Has been extended.
One day…
Every grateful guest…
Naturally thanks the Host.
Gratitude…
Is simply love…
Returning home.
TAKE WHAT HAS BEEN GIVEN
Use your gifts.
Spend your kindness.
Share your wisdom.
Offer your encouragement.
The remarkable thing is this…
The more goodness you give away…
The more seems to return.
Love multiplies.
Kindness spreads.
Hope grows.
Service replenishes itself.
PURPOSE
I still believe…
We should first learn…
To care for ourselves well.
Then…
As we become stronger…
Begin lifting others.
That is when purpose quietly arrives.
You discover…
You were never here…
Simply to exist.
You were here…
To make a difference.
FINAL THOUGHT
You do not have to change…
The whole world.
Simply change…
The little piece of it…
You touch today.
Someone’s life…
May be forever different…
Because…
You showed up.
— Richie
Pearls for the Soul
when you feed the soul, you feed everything.
Been expecting you