It is impossible to wade in any body of water, no matter how careful we are, without creating ripples. We move through the water, and the laws of physics take care of the rest. It is simple and inevitable and completely predictable. That’s how it works with water. In other areas of life, the ripple is harder to predict. We can study a situation over time and with great care and still get the prognostication wrong. That’s just the way things go. Embracing the inevitability can be freeing, but anticipating the eventual errors in judgment can be debilitating. Both states of mind require a level of awareness and consciousness that comes from being present in the moment. Then there’s the third option: ignorance. Ignorance of the ripples we create is almost certainly a result of self-absorption and of an unconscious departure from our awareness of the moment.
It is unfortunate when our actions create consequences we did not have the presence to anticipate or even contemplate. We can never control all the variables, but we can always maintain mindfulness and seek to be instantly aware of our unintended ripples.
Illuminate Possibilities 