Message of the Day - Paying Attention to the Little Things

Good Morning,

 

I have been trimming down some due to my new 25-30 minute daily ‘Bo’ exercise routine (walking our Bull Terrier, ‘Bocefus’, daily, or rather being walked by him). During my walks if there is enough sunlight (I go out between 5:30 – 6:30 AM) I try to help our community during the walks.

 

Since I am carrying a pooper-scooper and a plastic bag, I often use the scooper to pick up litter during the walk. Generally, I avoid going after the litter when Bo and I are running, for fear of being dragged the rest of the way home by 75 pounds of boundless energy.

 

One thing I noticed the other day is that I sometimes pass by smaller pieces of garbage and don’t pick them up. As I walk by them I see them and simply move on. When I think about it why I didn’t get them too, I hear myself saying ‘it’s too small’ or ‘it’s not my job to get them all’ or something like that.

 

Then it hit me that I sometimes do the same thing in life. I go through life working hard at whatever I put my mind to. Then when something comes up that I consider ‘small’ or ‘inconsequential’ I sometimes ‘overlook’ it and move on.

 

I thought to myself as I passed these by and wondered if it mattered or not. Sometimes those little factors come back to bite me if I do overlook them, and other times they don’t.

 

After having this realization I am making a conscious effort to pay more attention to these little things in my day to day life. Since doing this I have noticed that the quality of my work has improved and I am getting better at telling the difference between the little things that matter a lot and the little things that don’t matter so much.

 

It is not an easy delineation, and as with all things, doing it daily has been the best practice at improving this skill.

 

Part of the challenge is that I am a driven person, and while I can dive into the details, I often get impatient with them when I want to get the projects completed.

 

Changing your nature is not always easy, and sometimes it is just plain impossible.

 

One thing I know, though, is that if I don’t try I will never change.

 

Enjoy!

 

Sanford Berenberg

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