You can't drop a rock in a pond without ripples, so also every human interaction has its continuing influences.

Anytime we are with another person we make an impression. We either add to or take from. Be a giver not a taker and give only goodness. Touch people with a gentle spirit and a kind heart. Let your words encourage and your actions serve. Whatever you do, do it deliberately. People will certainly feel our presence, we can decide how we want them to feel.

“May he be like rain that falls on the mown grass, like showers that water the earth!” Ps72.6 ESV “Conversations Within” ts 2/22/2018

“Be the kind of person you look up to.” Niema Golphin.

Would you want to hang out with you? I can picture in my mind the kind of person I want to be--always positive, happy, kind, unselfish, light hearted and easy going. I admire these traits when I see them in others. Why not admire them in myself? Of course, having a vision without defining the steps to accomplish it is only to dream. To make our dream come true we must create it one choice at a time. Decide each day to become your own best buddy.

“Love your neighbor as you LOVE YOURSELF.” Jesus “Conversations Within” ts 2/21/2018

“Stay salty! Shine bright!” Jesus

I think Jesus is telling us to live our lives in such a manner that, like salt, we season the life of others. How so? Well, salt changes the taste of what is salted and given in small amounts, salt makes things taste better. Certainly our lives should bring positive change to those who know us. We may well ask ourselves, how does knowing me improve the quality of life of the people I interact with each day? Do my interactions make their life better?

“You are the salt of the earth. You are the light of the world” Jesus “Conversations Within” ts 2/20/2018

Salt of the earth people seldom wear their religion on their sleeve and you couldn't see it if they did because their sleeves are always rolled up to help someone.

When I think of a “salt of the earth” kind of person, I think of someone who talks little but does much. What they lack in words they make up in action. They do not just discuss, they do. Their influence is not so much heard as it is seen. Listen up O soul within, “Don’t settle for a life talking about it; be a doer!

“You are the salt of the earth.” Jesus “Conversations Within” ts 2/16/2018

“You don’t have to be famous to be great.” Rick Warren

It is not fame but flame that lights the world. Fan into flame all that God has entrusted to you. Use your time, your talents, your possessions to light the world and make a positive difference. Start where you are. There is no way to measure the impact of anonymous people who have helped shape what is best in our world. Don’t seek the spotlight but rather be a light and illumine the dark world with the light of love.

“I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you…”  “Conversations Within” ts 2/16/2018