You Make a Difference!

“Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.” ― William James 

 William James is known as the Father of Psychology.  The quote above is not simply a cute affirmation to repeat as a mantra while sitting cross-legged and trying to contemplate one's existence.  The above quote is, indeed, quite profound.  

Consider that if you raise your index finger, the air molecules around your finger shift.  You can't see the air moving, but in fact, it is.  And when the air moves around your finger, it necessarily shifts everywhere.  Everywhere.  

Now consider something more momentous than simply raising your finger and moving air molecules.  Do you doubt for an instant that the people around you are influenced by what you do and say? The people around you are your family, friends, colleagues, even strangers on the street and in the next car.  Everyone and everything around you is influenced by what you do and say, as you are influenced by everyone else.  The question is, is that influence for the good or evil? 

You make a difference!