Karma and the Ripple
Effect
After a long and beautiful week with over 6,000 critical care
nurses at the National Teaching Institute for the American Association of
Critical Care nurses, I was in a state of exhausted exhilaration. I was tired because
of all of the amazing energy that I received and shared, and I was exhilarated for
the same reason.
Critical Care nurses
are a wonderful blend of intelligence and compassion. They are astute at both the soft and
hard sciences of life. I am always amazed by their work and I am in awe of
their presence.
I left the conference to do something my daughter wanted to
do. A Momocon, or anime costume conference was happening in Atlanta, Georgia. I
was not thrilled about going, because I had never been to one and according to
my daughter, the detective Columbo would not have made a good costume.
Over 10,000 young folks and some who were not, descended on
the city in full life-like versions of the anime characters they loved. This
was a far cry from the conference of critical care nurses, but the young
folks who dressed as demons, angels, and Japanese cartoon characters I had never
heard of were polite and respectful. They were happy to be with others who
enjoyed what they enjoyed and calmly stood in long hot lines just to do so.
On the flight home, I started reading a book entitled Karma.
It turns out that Karma is not what we think it is and there are actually 12
laws, not just one.
It comes down to this,
we are all sending out a vibrational energy in the Universe. What we do, say
and how we act has an energy and impact that ripples outward to the world and
the world to come.
It comes back because that’s what ripple effects do.
We don’t just leave a
legacy when we die, we are doing it every day; with every word, act and deed.
The nurses and the kids in costume were sending out a message to the
Universe. We are all saying look at me,
I am here and this is what I have for you.
Whether it is
compassionate care and intelligence or polite creativity, we all feel the
effects of what we all do.
This was heady stuff
for someone who was tired and happy at the same time. Still, I realized that I
need to be more mindful of the things I do and say, because what I do and say
are coming back, but more importantly, they are going out.
Be you, be real, be the
ripple.
Bertice Berry, PhD
I Love you Bertice, coming from one of those Critical Care Nurses you came to visit. You will have forever changed my life, and I am so thankful for your love and compassion, and laughter. You really made the conference a joy. Thank you...Lisa
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