The Second Book The 79th Chapter - Are You Making a Difference

Nov 20/17

Have you ever wondered if you are making any amount of difference to anyone or adding value in your work?  If you are making that difference, how do you measure it and how do you improve your difference?

In short, with every thought and intention you are making an impact or difference.  Whether it be large or small your energy will cause a ripple affect with a start of your thought.  With that energy you create from your thoughts, it will expand out to where you have directed that thought.  If you happen to direct a thought to another person, you will have an affect on them, even if you don't have any physical contact, you will leave an impression on that person.

Those impressions overtime and if they are repeated will have a larger impact on that person.  As we are all based on energy and can feel the affects of that energy, it is vital, we only extend kindness in our thoughts.  Some of us man not fully understand why we are feeling a certain way after we are directed with this energy but it does cause a sense of uncomfortableness.

I would like to share a story about my blogging and I was questioning what the value was for others reading my blog.  I would ask myself, am I making a positive difference or a positive impact in the writing of these sharings.  Not long ago I met up with an old friend and I asked him they very question.  To my surprise and without hesitation he indicated he has read each one and he expressed the fact value was added by the time he spent reading them.

In that moment I realized I had an impact to a person for over a year and a half and I didn't realize it at the time.  Furthermore it reinforced the fact that with each thought I am impacting others and my own reality.  John Maxwell often will comment to lead others, first you need to lead yourself.  Which has shifted my thoughts to the interaction of thoughts and limited time I have to write.

Another friend of mine once made a comment to me that has stayed with me.  That comment was make sure you use your time wisely.  I have integrated that comment into my daily routine now.  When I am building my thoughts in that moment I am asking myself, am I using my time wisely?  Will these thoughts and time I am spending be creating a positive difference or not?

Most of the time, yes I am trying to create positive thoughts of time however there are moments I catch myself off base with my thoughts and I realize I am wasting time.  I have to be careful on how I am spending my time as I will sometimes drift away from my focus.

The pattern of awareness is key and once we are aware, the true value of who we are as a person becomes apparent.  The sense of accountability then is on us with this gift of knowledge followed quickly by awareness.

What is your choice of difference going to be on the outcomes to you and others?