Statements

Today I have been thinking a lot about statements. We all make statements on a daily basis weather it be with our words, our actions, or our lack of action, but do we ever stop to think about the distance of our statements? To me every statement we make is a pebble tossed into a still pond. A single pebble in a still pond can send a ripple from shore to shore, it can disturb the water, and even change the course for the life living in the water. Imagine if you will a fish swimming in a river looking for food. This fish could be heading in one direction and without warning the a ripple in a pond sends him in another direction. Now imagine if you will in the new direction of the fish there is a fisherman with a baited pole dangling in the water. This pebble has changed the length of the life of this fish. It has also changed the life of the fisherman you see the end to the fish is the joy for the fisherman who has been sitting all day waiting for just a nibble. He will eat tonight.

This is exactly how our statements impact the world around us. Think about how many times you have formed an opinion or changed your mind based on something said by the right person (or wrong person) at the right time (or wrong time). It's amazing how when you look back on your life it all comes down to moments.

So what kind of statement does your office make when you walk in? Is it clean or dirty? Is it cleaned out? Are there statements inside your office? What kind of statement do you make when you wake up in the morning and go about your routine? What about the clothes you wear. Did you shave? Should you? And then there are the statements we make with our voice. These are the statements that have the ability to change a bad mood to good, the ability to give hope to the hopeless. These are the words that can bring dreams to life.

What statements lead to the assassination of John F. Kennedy 45 years ago today?

How many times have we changed our statement from what is happening to what we want to happen in order to change the outcome?

Life is one big statement. From the weather to your bank account, it is statements made by ourselves and received by others that shape our day, week, month, year, life. So the next time you go to make a statement try to remember that this is the moment that will change your life and everyone around you.

You are the pebble. You are my friends. You are my family. You are the ones who shape my life and that is my statement.