experience

How we interpret an experience is unique to our experience. Take for example the ocean...most people will tell you they love the ocean because it's nothing but water as far as you can see, white sand everywhere, and the crashing of the surf. My mother will tell you that she hates the ocean because it is...nothing but water as far as you can see, white sand everywhere, and the crashing of the surf. The experience is the same, but how it's experienced is quite different.

Turn on the news, it's easy to see how there are many experiences of events in the world. Something I am curious about is how do we, as the human race, create a more congruent sense of our experience? How do we develop empathy, and compassion as a race? There is way too much anger, hate, fear, prejudice, violence, and selfishness going on in this world.

I am a firm believer that small acts of compassion can change the world. If each of us makes someone else's life just a little bit better, that small act of kindness can travel the world. A smile, a kind word, a pay-it-forward at the drive through...it all adds up. We can do this. We can just as easily send out more negativity, but I think there is plenty of that. We can pray, or meditate, or ponder peace; but nothing is going to change until we engage in some action steps.Six degrees of separation...that is how small this big world is...six degrees of separation...we CAN change someone's experience for the better.  Come on people now, smile on your brother, everybody get together, try and love one another right now.