THE LITTLE THINGS

Most of our lives are lived in small moments - everyday happenings. Yet, it is these small details that have a huge impact. When we handle them with grace and kindness it makes such a positive and loving difference … because grace is the way we are meant to show up in life … where, more often than not,  it is all about the small stuff. If we do not pay close attention, those small moments tend to slip by, almost unnoticed because they occur in the midst of all the noise going on “out there”: politics, war, poverty, fear, anger. To be sure, those outer events hold tremendous significance. But how can we hope to cope well with those, if we do not first appreciate and master the everyday?

When we wake up each day we choose our attitude. Do we want to miss the significance of loving, of walking in the sun, of breathing fresh air, of discovering new possibilities for adventure and growth? Perhaps we meet strangers who become friends or we take a little extra time with our families … or choose to do something to nourish ourselves in some small way. Our days are made of these kinds of choices and these simple blessings. The more aware of them we are, the more they occur.  Life lived moment by moment and day to day is a true joy when we realize we are living within the grace of God and all that God created. Life is indeed in the details … details created with love.