From my understanding, karma is an effect from cause. There is good karma and there is not-so good karma. The point is we should always strive to impart good karma so that we receive good karma…effect from cause.

Let’s take the verb “helping”  as an example of imparting good karma.If we follow the karma principle, when we help someone, help or some form of its goodness should come back to us. With me so far? So, why am I in a conundrum about helping others when I need help? How do we help others if we are the very ones who need  a helping hand? I’m referring to the process of making your dreams come true. Whether you are an aspiring entrepreneur, singer, actor, athlete, dancer, writer, etc.,  your dream is your “ticket” out of your current situation, whatever that may be.  We are just starting out on this path to success and need someone to believe in our dreams and help us to achieve them, so how can we be expected, in our journey, to help someone reach their dreams?

This  notion of “to help or not to help” came to me, when a “stranger” posted information about my book on her FB page for her large network of friends. She is also a fairly new author who writes in a genre totally different than my own. She offers a “Sunday Shares” feature on her FB page where she highlights an author, just because. Her payment was to encourage me to…and here’s that word again, help…someone else. I immediately thought to myself, how can I? I’m trying to get the word out about my own book and business.

The truth is it doesn’t take much to help someone when you need help. You can offer a word of encouragement, a referral, a tip, be a mentor, give a presentation, or even tell your network about another aspiring artist. It’s quite simple actually and takes absolutely nothing away from your dreams and goals in life. I learned a long time ago that what God has for you is for you. I plan to impart good karma by availing myself to fellow and future writers now in the midst of pursuing my own literary dreams. Who will join me?