Ripples.................................

     Freedom is an independent inner state, whereas liberty is a consequence of collective social judgments and subject to restriction in order to serve the common good.  It is a serious error to confuse the two as all actions and choices have consequences.
     We eventually have to accept responsibility for our choices, decisions, and their consequences.  Every act, though, and choice adds to a permanent mosaic;  our decisions ripple through the universe of consciousness to affect the lives of all.  Every act or decision made that supports life supports all life, including one's own.  The ripples we create return to us.


-David Hawkins