how can we know?

I was pondering just yesterday--about the books that I have written that were with the intent of "helping others." From "Hope Survives," (about child abuse) to "Walking in God's Shadow" and "There but for the Grace of God..." (alcohol abuse) and now the book I have co-written with one who has witnessed meth abuse via her own mother in "little girl lost..." all have been with the pure intent of hoping that out there in this mass confusion we call Life...someone "gets it."

Yesterday someone came up to me and told me HIS story--of how the book, "There, but for the Grace of God," a book his wife had sitting on her bedside table, was read by him, and what it meant to him, an alcoholic who never really realized what his drinking was doing to her and his children. His story was heartfelt as he confessed that he was giving serious thought to his addiction. I have received responses in this blog from many folks who have been changed also. It is comforting to know that my work is not in vain.

I read something earlier today, which also gave me comfort. It said: 

"In life in the world, you set something in motion. When you set something in motion, what you have set is like a big wave, and one wave leads to another. Will the wave you have set in motion reach shore? Will it reach this shore or that shore? Will it come back to knock you over, or will it carry you to the High Seas and where you want it to take you? Will what you have started turn out all right?

Well, of course, everything turns out all right. In terms of the world, eventually, it does. Meanwhile, your decisions will take you somewhere.

You can't worry about finite conclusions to what you set in motion. The thing is you can't know. You can't know the finite destination of everything. You want to live life more than for results. When you look for certain assured results in life, you won't move, and life is meant to hop right along.  

Who even knows when something began let alone where it will end? Is there really such a thing as a beginning and an end? Maybe in books. The future is an unknown quantity. It is not predictable. Life is not a proven activity. It is not locked in. Anything is possible. You are more than the returns you get in life. If you only fear making mistakes, you are not living life. Live life. You do not know where the river may take you, but you do know that you are rowing your boat in the river."

So it is thus for all of us. We do the "right thing," not for the accolades, but because it is just that...The Right Thing. For me, it is through my writing. It is my hope that my words can bring comfort, joy, inspiration, hope, relief and more. I encourage all of you to leave your comments here...or e-mail me at: dianeganzer@yahoo.com. Your words are the motivation to keep me going, just as I hope mine are for you. May you be blessed always! Peace be with you, today and every day!