Ripples

I was talking to Scott the other day by text. We work completely opposite schedules so talking any other way is about impossible. Anyway, I was texting that I was nervous about buying this house on Hurd Avenue. He asked why and the conversation went something like this. . .

Im nervous.

Y?

Never bought a house b4.

What’s 2 b scared of?

It’s a big decision 2 make all at once. This is the biggest decision of my life.

No its not.

Y? What do u mean?

Uv made bigger decisions lots of times. U just didn’t know it at the time.

Bam! Nothing like getting hit between the eyes with the truth. We walk around every day, just getting through life making little decisions here and there that we don’t think will ever amount to much. And then, all of the sudden we look back and realize that little decisions can have a huge impact on where we are and where we’re going.

It’s kinda like pebbles that are thrown into a pond. The entry points make little ripples that grow and grow until they intersect with other ripples from other decisions. These ripples get bigger and intersect. Soon, the surface of the pond is alive with energy and motion – just like our lives.

Closing on the house is at 4:00 today. I’m still kinda nervous but Scott is right. We make lots of really big choices in life. We just don’t always know it at the time.