What a great metaphor choice to build around! I love ripples- they are figuratively literally everything.. just like an electron will function like a wave particle - we do too. As above so below. You make such an important point, which is to know which wave you're riding. Fear, in my opinion is the opposite of love, (I know many people that is hate but fear is the causation of hate, it's root emotion is fear)
I let Fear rule my life for a long time and only in the last 5-6 years or so have I began to assess that and start standing up to Fear.

I like this post very much and I'm excited to see what others have to say!

The resistance causes barriers to be created. From there fear works it’s dark magic and fills in the rest, creating a world based around your fears.