Krazy Karma

Karma is a word that we have used and seen often. In my opinion, most people are a believer of karma on some type of level. I’ve heard the word being used by both adults and children and I have actually been a big believer in karma since I was a little girl. Karma has brought me motivation, strength, and peace in life.

So, what is karma? It is the belief that your actions, both good and bad will come back to you in some way at some point. Karma is an energy that we put out into the world that finds its way back to us. It is the belief that if we do good for this world and it’s people, that good will come back to us in return. On the flipside, if we purposely do harm to others, that will negatively impact us in the future. Karma is not always instantaneous, energy can come back to us within days, weeks, months, even years. I don’t do good only just to have it come back to me, for me it’s about having peace in my heart and mind, knowing that I did the right thing, that is what makes me feel good about doing good for the world and for others. It brings me great joy.

I was quite a mischievous child, I was interested in everything and loved to laugh and play jokes on people. I remember several instances where I was innocently joking around and teasing my sister or friends and seconds later I ended up stubbing my toe, or falling out of my chair, then we would all joke and say that it was karma. As silly as this example is, this interestingly shows that children are capable of understanding right from wrong and are able to comprehend that good behavior is rewarded and acting up has consequences.

As adults, the idea of karma is a lot more complex. I think most of the time people try their best at treating others with compassion and kindness. Things happen, we are only human, we make mistakes and sometimes not the greatest decisions in life, but we learn from them and we become stronger. I am also human, I try very hard every day to think before I act and to do what is right. I treat people with kindness and respect. I think for many people, they are highly aware of their actions and what they might lead to.

The concept of karma has brought me a lot of peace in my life. For those that have done me wrong, it helps me not to lash out, but to let life and karma unfold instead. This doesn’t mean that I don’t stick up for myself, I very much do, it just means that after doing so, I can let it be and let life take over. Knowing that what goes around comes around keeps me strong. When life gets tough, I try to stay encouraged to do good and do right knowing that in the end of the darkest tunnel is the most beautiful light. No matter how difficult things get, I encourage you all to continue to do good in this world. The world will thank you one day when you least expect it.