Those Pesky “Little Things”…“Trifles”

Men are led by trifles
- Napoleon

Think naught a trifle, though it small appear
Small sands make the mountain, moments make the year
And trifle, life
- Young

It is interesting to note how little we pay attention to the “little things” – I know…a silly pun and play on words. But, seriously, you’d be amazed how a lack of respect for “little things” costs lives every day. In the United States, it is estimated that around 7,000 people die each year from medication errors – many of which are from that little thing called sloppy handwriting. Is it just me or we’ve just accepted the “fact” the doctors have poor penmanship? Trust me, “little things” matter!

Don’t believe me?
A Stamp Act to raise 60, 000 British Pounds produced an American Revolution and war that cost Her Majesty’s Government  100, 000, 000 Pounds!
Galileo conceived the idea of measuring time when the janitor in the cathedral at Pisa left a lamp swinging. It’s steady swing was the impetus for an idea that changed the face of humanity…
Thomas Edison conceived of the phonograph when he pricked his finger while singing to the mouthpiece of a telephone. Quite literally, that is all the story to the idea of the phonograph.
Shall I continue?

Your life is a series of moments; trifles, to the untrained and unappreciative eye. The thoughts you hold captive today, become the lifestyle you embody tomorrow. The lack of focus and effort you exhibit today, become the fruit of your life’s tree in the near future.
I know that your economy (thus said since yours and another’s is different) may be falling as fast as lead in a pond, but it’s the small things you do that matter the most right now – beginning with the things you’re meditating on, believing in (basically, where you place your Mentergy). It is in those “small” things that you will find your success and redemption from a shaken foundation...

What are you now going to pay attention to?

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