The Daily Motivator– The blessing of consequence

Today is the way it is because of what happened in thedays before. Every thought and every action has a consequence, and this day isthe sum total of all those consequences.

It is completely as it should be, and we would not wantit any other way. If there were no consequences, then we would be completelyineffective. Though sometimes those consequences seem difficult and even unbearable,they are infinitely preferable to the alternative.

In those consequences reside all of life’s possibilities.Take action, and it produces a result. Just think what a marvelous mechanismthat is. Every accomplishment is based on it, and every dream depends on it.

Sometimes the connection is unclear. Nevertheless, thatconnection is there. Sometimes the necessary actions fail to get taken, andundesirable consequences result. Yet even in such failure is the possibility ofsuccess, because as soon as the actions are adjusted the consequences improve.

You are blessed with the inevitability of consequences —your thoughts and actions cannot fail to produce them. Use every opportunity toensure that you get the ones you want.

— Ralph Marston