Mine and my sister's New Year's Resolution for 2009? The same. Not to let the little things in life get us down, get us annoyed, get us angry, get us upset, etc. It's hard to accomplish such a goal when the little things surround us everyday. But I feel that my little things are probably a lot different than the majority of people. A person waiting in line at Starbucks could say that her 'little thing' was waiting in line and not having whipped cream on her Caramel Machiatto; whereas my 'little thing' is falling asleep with my nephew and covering him with 4 blankets because there hasn't been heat in our house since December of 2007. Or, how another person's little thing could be not finding a matching pair of socks, while mine is washing every dish my hand because our dishwasher broke last June. The little things I think about on a daily basis are basic necessities that not many people have to think on at all. CLEAN running water, heat, a dishwasher, food in the house, having your own car, your father's depression, your mother's selfishness, your nephew's bronchitis, your sister's well being. The list can go on and on.
It's the little things that rarely matter. But when they're there, every minute of everyday, sulking around the corner just waiting for you to think about them and dwell on them for hours and hours and hours...Well, then those little things really do matter. They shape how you think and what you do when you're faced yet again with another little thing in life, which seem to be never ending.
But despite my collection of little things that could get me down and sometimes do, I thank my Lord every day for the people in my life, for the lessons I learn everyday, the emotions I feel everyday and the love I receive all the time. I am so unbelievably grateful for everything and everyone in my life and for the faith that I have that I sometimes forget how privileged I am. Without Him and the people who care, I would be even more lost than I am right now.
