The only thing that matters....

I am inspired this morning by an article I read about Manoj Bhargava, a multi billionaire philanthropist who has decided that with great wealth comes great responsibility. This man is using his wealth to make a difference in the world investing his money (apparently 90% of his income) into, for example, the design of renewable energy sources, ways of bringing fresh water to drought stricken places and innovative ways of improving health care.


Now I am not a multi billionaire or anywhere near close but the article got my attention and asked me the question - do I make a difference in the world…..and if so what kind of difference?
It can be so easy to be overwhelmed by the problems in the world that we forget that we can all make a difference. All to often we can be guilty of leaving change up to the policy makers, the government or others who we perceive to be more influential than we are.


However we all have a part to play in this. Everything that we experience internally is reflected in the external world and is then mirrored back to us. If we don’t like what we see ‘out there’ then we can begin to make changes inside us that will positively impact the world we live in. Remember the famous words by Ghandi  ‘Be the change you want to see in the world”?


Everything we do, say, think, believe and feel all has its own vibration that is sent out into the world and has a direct impact on the life going on’around us’. Further more the quality of the vibration we send out will be directly influenced by the intention and motivation we place behind it. 
Do we intend to be loving or hostile?Open or closed? Accepting or withholding? 
What motivates us - love or fear? Protection or connection? Distance or intimacy?

So the questions for me are:

“What have I done today to make a difference in the world?”

“How does how I spend my time contribute to this?”

“How does my thinking affect this?”

“How does my ability (or lack of) to fully feel and process my emotions affect my desire to make a difference?”

“How much of a priority is this for me and how conscious do I stay of my intention throughout the day?”


Sometimes we can fall fowl of thinking that to make a difference we have to do and achieve great things but so far I am finding that this doesn’t always have to be the case. Small things can matter just as much as big things especially when they are done consciously and purposefully.


For example:

My morning meditations count.
Sharing a positive article on Facebook counts.
Writing this blog counts.
Phoning my Dad counts.
Eating mindfully counts.
Practising gratitude counts.

Pausing throughout the day to breathe deeply counts.
Immersing myself in doing something creative counts.
Singing counts.

Listening with compassion to others counts.



How about you? How do you spend your day? You may be surprised by how much you can influence the world around you simply by being mindful of the ways you radiate love into the world and by making this the top priority in your life. 


In the end I am convinced that we will all come to the realisation that this is the only thing that ever truly matters.