Speaking of connecting dots and ripples, I posted this one three weeks ago, https://medium.com/catharsis-chronicles/restoring-sanity-individually-and-collectively-2a9b67ee83c3 subtitled "Everyone has the freedom and the power to exercise their free will and make beneficial ripples in the fabric of our lives," which subtitle was inspired by this quote:

“It may be that if I lead the life I’ve planned for myself it may affect others; the effect may be no greater than the ripple caused by a stone thrown in a pond, but one ripple causes another, and that one a third; it’s just possible that a few people will see that my way of life offers happiness and peace, and that they in their turn will teach what they have learned to others.” — the character Larry in Somerset Maugham’s masterpiece, The Razor’s Edge, which I read recently, and highly recommend.

Glad your back making ripples in the Mediumverse, DJ.