This is true to a degree, if you believe in cause and effect or karma.  But… we are always experiencing our past karma while we live today.  So, while we can influence what happens next with our thoughts, words and actions today… we are still having to contend with lifetimes (if you believe in that) or even just this lifetime’s worth of decisions and actions.  It might not be a one-to-one equation that you start doing good things and good things immediately happen in some area of your life.  You might need to confront what you have created (or failed to create) in some area of your life as you make better choices for you & others as well.  My point: even if it takes a while, ultimately you ‘ll see the effects of all your awesome causes!  xoxo Dana