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By SCOTT FRIEDMAN

Accepting Our Impact on the World

Posted 12:20 p.m., June 19, 2008

Accepting Our Impact on the World

To progress in life we must continually be more honest with our self at deeper and more profound levels. Part of that honesty includes being willing to accept the truth of the impact we have on the world. Like everything else, we start where we are.

Most of us can accept that our behavior impacts those in our immediate family, in our work and our friends. Certainly they are all part of the world, and certainly they impact the people they come into contact with as well, and so on. What is the actual impact we have on others, and how significant is it, and how far does it spread, and how meaningful is it?

The closer people are to us, the easier it is to see the impact. A friend of mine turned me onto yoga and that has improved my physical health, my ability to stay centered and my experience of well being. That one act of his has had a big impact on me. I’ve shared what yoga is doing for me and one of my employees and one of my friends are considering doing it as a result. My friend would only know about this ripple effect if I tell him, and people rarely relay this type of information. I will, and I think we all should because it makes more real and concrete for us the impact we have. Intuitively I know the articles I’ve written and the inspiration I’ve shared have impacted people and had a ripple effect, and due to very little feedback I really have no idea of the magnitude of the impact on any given individual or how many individuals are affected. I have only my intuitive sense to go on. At least in my immediate circle I can see the impact I have on my wife, my employees and my friends. I don’t act for effect, and yet it is there.

Anything that helps us accept the truth that what we say and do matters is good. If accepting the impact on others helps us see more clearly the impact it is having on our self, that is good. When we have a clearer understanding of the impact on our selves of the things we do, our behaviors change. When wee experience that spending 10 minutes in the morning reflecting on what is important in our life and what is true, results in greater energy, health, peace, love and effectiveness; we’re motivated to continue with it.

Our impact in the world is a reflection of our impact on our self. If we want to be a positive force in the lives of those we care about we must first be a positive force in our own life. With very little thought and reflection we can gain insight into how to do a better job of caring for our self. Inevitably one of the many effects will be a better job caring for others.

Scott Friedman

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