Positive Waves

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Last week there was a storm somewhere, miles and miles away over the ocean. There was no indication of bad weather here -- it was bright and sunny, though with a little more wind than some days. Even the surface of the bay lay smooth and still like on a normal day. But shoreside of the reef, the waves rose up abnormally high. Usually there is just a gentle washing onto the shore, but these waves were two to three feet.

I sat and watched the waves one evening. A succession of several small waves formed from out of nowhere, then a long swell grew to three feet, breaking into a curl and crashing white on the beach. As it retreated, rock and coral washed back with it; the sound of tumbling coral was like the fizzy effects after certain fireworks. How is it that such a force can creep unseen along the ocean floor for so many miles and then heave itself up at a distant location? What even creates that force?

It makes me think of the way every minute action in the world affects something somewhere, even if we aren't close enough to witness it. The decisions we make, the things we say, even the things we think have an effect on the world because everything is interconnected. This molecule touches that one, which touches the next one, and so on, each transmitting vibrations and perpetuating the effect. It's not even limited by direct proximity. No one is unchanged by an encounter, and the person you touch with your thoughts and actions today could jet to the other side of the world tomorrow and touch someone else with perceptions catalyzed by you.

What if everyone everywhere began interacting with positive vibrations, setting in motion an unseen force like that in the ocean, covering the entire world and washing up unexpectedly to bless someone with beauty and happiness? Let's start a wave of positive thinking.