The Ripple Effect of Gratitude
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For those of you who celebrate the holiday, Happy Thanksgiving. For those of you who are having a regular day, may your day also be filled with gratitude. Here’s something to ponder as we create this special day.
Are you familiar with the theory about a butterfly flapping its wings?
I found a reference to it on the Minnesota Public Radio website. A scientist named Edward Lorenz once mused that a butterfly flapping its wings could cause a storm half-way around the world.
The MPR radio program that opened with the Lorenz quote was about the destruction of an iceberg bigger than the state of Massachusetts (named B-15) that broke off of Antarctica in 2000. Reporter Richard Harris with Professor Doug MacAyeal of the University of Chicago told how the destruction of the floating ice on October 27, 2005 was tracked to a storm that started in the Gulf of Alaska. The storm produced waves that traveled 8,000 miles to take down the mighty iceberg.
Why should we care? Well, if the Lorenz theory holds true, who’s to say that one simple act of kindness can’t have the same impact?
Here’s your opportunity for that simple act of kindness. Who are you grateful to have in your life? Will you share your gratitude with that person?
Imagine the ripple effect that act might have, not only on the receiver, but also on the world.


December 8th, 2008 at 8:52 AM
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