Hello again my friends!
Here we are a few weeks into the New Year and I had some thoughts to share.
When I started to think about resolutions I wanted to pick something small that I knew I could stick with, and it was with this that I started to think about small things.
Small things are often overlooked and uncared for; small change, small decisions, tiny actions that are performed daily such as going to work, eating and putting on our shoes are often unconscious and 'small.'
Everyday we all have a chance to live out the above quote from Mamma T, "not all of us can do great things, but we can do small things with great love. We can do this with mindfulness.
As I think about the small things that I can do with great love I am overwhelmed.
I talk to a security guy at my building, it's a chance for me to practice my Chinese- but he really get's a kick out of talking to me. To be honest, some nights after I teach I don't want to talk- especially in Chinese. But if I practice what I preach I will be mindful of the moment and I will engage in the small things and love my friend.
As I teach and see the faces of children light up as they learn and practice a new language I must engage in the small moments with them and do it with great love.
As I smile at the curious faces that pass me by I must do it with great love.
This seems so small, so insignificant and meaningless.
It seems small, but we are small creatures in a very vast, ever expanding universe. However, we have a great power and I believe with my whole being that the power we harness is love.
I would like to offer a challenge to you if you are reading this.
Think of one way you can engage yourself in the arena of the daily life.
Do something small, do something that seems insignificant and pour your being into it.
Do it with great love, and watch it grow into a mighty thing.
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