moment in life | David M Masters

Would you like your life to be different than it is, right now? Did you know that you can start living a different life, right now? You can change your life right now.

Life can be a constant succession of the same ol’ same ol’, day after day, until one day the days finally stop coming and you can rest (in a hole in the ground). Is that what you want out of this life, or are you ready for change in your life?

If you can think of your life as consecutive opportunities to enjoy the now, instead of one long continuous life, you can change your life moment to moment by making a new decision to do something different now.

Stick your finger in your ear, then remove it. Make yourself burp, or make the sound of flatulence with your mouth. (You thought I said that in jest?) Do it. Do it now.

By taking the action to do something different in the now (which is now in the past) you have started a chain reaction which will ripple across the timeline of your life and throughout your home, your community, and the world.

By doing something different you changed your life and the world, in a few heartbeats.

This is referred to as the butterfly effect which presumes that the seemingly innocuous flapping of the wings of a single butterfly can result in creating a massive tornado. One single flap of a butterfly’s wing in Brazil can create a succession of events resulting in a tornado in Texas weeks later.

In the same way, any seemingly insignificant change you make in your day, your routine, the things that you regularly do every day, changes not only in the moment of the now, when you do something different, but creates a ripple effect throughout your life and the world.

The changes don’t have to be big, they just have to be different. Let’s say you normally would visit the supermarket looking for people’s eyes, and when they meet yours, you smile and say, “Hi.” The next time you walk through the store, do something different, like look at the shoes of all the people in the store and imagine what story those shoes might tell, if they could talk? If you see a particularly nice pair, compliment the person wearing them, or do something else different.

It’s not enough to think, to affect change, you must take action or do something.

Likewise, if your shopping excursion is rather blasé, then spice it up by looking for the eyes of other shoppers, smiling and saying, “Hi.”

If you normally stop to get a cup of coffee at the same ol’ place on your way to work, try a different one, get a tea, or a sparkling water. Leave ten minutes early. Take an alternate route, whatever. Just do something different.

By changing any detail of your life’s routine, you change your life. And the more you do it, the more your life (and the world) changes.

Now, you have already changed your life. You’ve read these words and now you know your life is changing as you read each word.

Want to live a better life? Do something better.

Want to live your best life? Take time to exercise your special abilities (we all have them. If you don’t know what yours are, then figure it out and start using your unique skills and abilities, in even the smallest ways), and doing so will usher in, not only a better life, but vastly moving you closer and closer to living your best life, ever.

Want to make the world a better place? You just did, just now. Want to have a bigger impact on the planet, do something different, something intentionally good, and it will ripple throughout your life, blessing you and others.

Your good deed (even if it seems insignificant in the now) changes the energetic vibration throughout your family, your community, and the community at large, changing the world, making it a better place, just from one small act of kindness.

What impact could you have on the world if you took the opportunity to change your life right now? You just did.

What about the next opportunity to change your life right now?

The time has come for you to

Change Your Life Right Now

When you find yourself amidst a bad experience, drowning in a sea of despair, sinking in helpless solitude, and it seems as if all hope is lost, flip the switch.

This isn’t about offering empty platitudes like, “Look on the bright side.” That would be dismissive, and your pain deserves more respect than that. I honor your pain, and so should you.

It’s in these moments of profound sorrow and struggle that we are transformed. Pain, as unwelcome as it may be, is the crucible in which a higher version of ourselves is forged. Through tragedy, we grow, expand, and emerge on the other side as a more enlightened, stronger version of who we were.

A Tale of Two Vics

Meet Vic, a forty-year-old cancer patient. Last year, he lost his wife to undiagnosed liver disease in its final stages. Despite his own grief, Vic encouraged his son, who was also mourning his mother, to embrace life and attend his high school prom. Vic even bought his son a tuxedo and watched with pride as his son and his date left for the evening.

Tragically, that was the last time Vic saw his son alive. His son was killed in a car accident on the way home. Grief consumed Vic. After laying both his wife and son to rest, he withdrew from the world, hiding in his home until his lifeless body was eventually found.

Now meet another Vic, also a cancer patient. His wife, unable to cope with his diagnosis, took her own life. Soon after, Vic lost his son in an accident caused by a drunk driver. But instead of succumbing to despair, this Vic found a renewed sense of purpose.

He answered the call within him. He founded a local crisis hotline, created a parent-driven limousine service to ensure the safety of high school students, and began traveling the country to bring hope to others enduring their own tragedies. Remarkably, his cancer went into remission.

One Vic became a victim. The other became a victor.

Choosing Your Path

When you’re in the eye of life’s storms, it’s almost impossible to see a way out. The darkness can feel impenetrable, and hope may seem like a distant memory. But in these moments, something powerful is happening: you are being called to rise.

Every challenge you face is an invitation to awaken the hero within you. Will you surrender to the storm, allowing it to consume you, or will you dig deep, find your inner strength, and transform tragedy into triumph?

We all face these moments in life. The question is, what will you do? Will you collapse under the weight of sorrow, or will you flip the switch and emerge as a beacon of light for others lost in the darkness?

The Power to Flip the Switch

Even in the midst of overwhelming pain, you possess everything you need to overcome. The tools, the strength, the resilience—they’re already inside you, waiting to be called forth.

Start with a single moment. Pause. Breathe. Find your balance, even if only briefly. That moment of composure is enough to launch your journey toward healing and overcoming.

Do not disrespect the bad things that happen in life. Instead, embrace them. Acknowledge their power to transform you. Flip the switch and find the small ember of hope that still burns within you. Tend to it, nurture it, and watch it grow into a roaring fire—a celebration of life, love, and resilience.