One Drop of Action/thought

Monday Mornin

and

the sun here has its

SHINE on!

Do YOU?

It's time to start a new week

and

make YOUR mark

cos' how YOU approach it,

how YOU feel about it,

is goin to create a ripple

that will affect the greater energy

in our world

and

definately in lives around

YOU.

It is truly remarkable how

each of us

impact the ripples

and

the very lives of those around us

by the drop

of action, words, thoughts

we start the day and move through the days, weeks, months and year with.

In business,

in our personal lives,

in the lives of children;

that ripple is affecting and infecting people in ways that are astounding.

In life it is affecting the

quality of lives around the globe

as we see

the result in

STRESS

in

Illness

in

job satisfaction

or

dissatisfaction

or

restlessness

or

strife.

In communication styles,

in relationships,

in traffic,

in interactions between mother-child,

friendships,

lovers,

companies,

employees,

the music and television industries,

hell, just look at Oprah and her BF Gayle King for example (LOL)...

...

One drop will ripple and grow, and spread... and will affect the greater good of our

Universal connection

and

we see it played out everyday.

We watch as big corporations and small little businesses

are swallowed by greed and lose touch

with the very people that work diligently to make a difference.

I remember an old saying

"those that have get"

and used to wonder of its meaning

while seeing so many work so hard

and be treated so poorly

by owners

until I finally grasped its meaning.

Loyalty is a rare and beautiful

thing

but there was a time when loyalty was valued and respected.

You do not see that so much anymore.

The ripple effect has eroded the shorelines of such great values

and

those who put themselves out there

and would stand strong for the one they work for no matter what.

I had a boss like that once,

and

proudly would say,

"I'd stand in the middle of I395 for you"!

Folks thought me crazy for such a statement,

but

I had that kind of boss,

I was fiercely loyal

and

my boss "stood for all the right things"

and

stood with honor and those who did the work.

She was the absolute best mentor and boss I ever had the honor to work for and with.

The ripple effect of her leadership was felt and witnessed in living color!

I hear and witness stories now

that do not come close to that;

hear of many who cannot fathom such loyalty.

Stories now instead tell of those

who are weary,

who cannot respect nor stand the ones that are in leadership roles.

Rather they do what they do out of a sense of fear, or sense of "have to".

All across the country people are now working without benefits, without being thanked, without knowing that they are appreciated.

In all types of fields, people are working in fear of losing their jobs without voices to stand up for what they believe

and

without acknoweldgment

of doing great work.

Those with great experience are being passed up and over

for those who are young

by CEO's and owners

who now take applications brought to them online

as opposed to face to face meetings

and

we are so tuned in and turned on

to technology

that we are losing the ability to

communicate

and the richness of

the

authenticity

of

each other.

The ripple effect is being skewed

by electrical currents

of sound waves and gigabytes

and pixels

that do not represent the best

of

Humankind all the time.

And

we are still human,

although in many workplaces

many are being treated less than

kind, less than human

and

less than the loyal employees they once were and still can and would be.

Kindness

is going out of vogue

it is being replaced by

Greed

and

uncaring

and

those who are not mindful

of the very complex lives of those who work and balance their own fragile lives

while wanting and needing to feel like they make a difference in their work lives.

People are as good as those they rely upon to mentor them

authentically.

We have historically relied on

educators, people of the cloth (priests, ministers, owners of companies, physicians, nurses, social workers, psychologists, psychiatrists)

to be honest, pure, caring, trustworthy

and many are,

but not all.

Those in leadership have a

moral and ethical responsiblity

and many are not standing up to their responsibilities

to not only those they serve,

but also to those they ask to serve with them in roles of employees, supervisors, and first line or front line workers...

YOU

have a responsibility

to

YOU

to be sure that you are taken care of

and

to cast your pepple into the pond

mindfully.

YOU will make a ripple that is felt by many

and

probably by many you are not even aware of

not just today

but for days, months, years to come!

With each step you take,

with each breath that utters words,

with each beat of your heart

the sound is that of

Mother Earth's drum

and

the ripple

is felt.

We definately at times need an angel

we need someone to send us many angels to get through days,

to get "to others" when mistreated

and

"kick some proverbial butt"

it seems.

We need at times

to walk softly and carry a big stick as Teddy Roosevelt said at other times,

but mostly

we need to be mindful

at all times,

and

walk with our dignity, and know our

truth!

Somedays

you may just

need to

SHOUT!

SAY YES,

SAY

I AM WORTHY

and

YOU ARE LUCKY TO HAVE ME!

Just keepin it real!

Have yourself a great

Monday

and

remember

WHO YOU ARE!

Walk in Beauty

DRSES

author of

Healing Heartaches

"every day IS a Gift"

www.drsherryeshowalter.com