imprinting

To laugh often and much;

to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children...

to leave the world a better place...

to know even one life has breathed easier because you lived.

This is to have succeeded.

Ralph Waldo Emmerson

We walk along the sandy world,

grains sliding underneath our feet, moving, shifting, touching, 

and

all the while

leaving

an

indelible imprint

in the proverbial sand of time.

We don't think about it often,

but

every little step,

every place 

we set down our foot

there 

holds potentiality

to change the world.

We really do not have to 

do 

a whole lot we don't have to 

make some kind of big 

over the top change

truth is

if we live 

by the wisdom of emmerson

laughing often,

smiling,

touching

those we come in contact with

well

perhaps

our little footprints in the sand 

that shift and slide

and

get all covered up by the grains of others...

perhaps we walk

thinking that what we do,

who we touch doesn't matter

but 

in the big world

in the big scheme of life

every imprint 

matters--even mine---especially yours.

our imprints

move around

slide around

get all mushed up with other folks

and

together

all the tiny imprinted 

grains

somehow mesh

to make us

we humans 

who we are...

it is really too big to grasp

to think about 

but

next time

you think what you do doesn't matter

that nobody is watching

that nothing is affected by what you do or don't do...

well don't fool yourself

we imprint the world

little by little

step by step

one tiny little movement at a time

and

it all matters

Take a moment 

to look at your imprint today

and

make a decision

to give it your best

live 

love

touch

help

give

be....

your life matters

your steps matter

for

each of us

changes the world

a bit

at a time.

One step toward goodness at a time...

that is how I'm trying to live...

Happy Friday....

hugs and blessings

The Radical Rambler