And then, a friend of mine posted an article from today's Lansing State Journal about Thanksgiving dinner at Cristo Rey Community Center. While I played a small part and dropped off three pies that I bought, members of the Lansing Jaycees came together and helped provide 28 pies, 4 turkeys, 10 hams, macaroni & cheese for 50, green bean casserole for 50, 6 dozen rolls, 5 full turkey dinner kits with all the fixings, many servings of mashed potatoes and stuffing.
The article is here and if you're a sap like I am, you'll probably tear up.
The second thing, and a bit more trivial, is from yesterday's Turkeyman Trot in Lansing. I got up and wasn't particularly in the mood to run, but after dropping off pies, I went downtown and ran into some people I know. Then the race started.
I went with alternating running 7 minutes and walking 1 minute, which was what I did on Tuesday night. I actually stuck to it without any changes. I felt pretty decent throughout the race, and even pushed myself a little faster than I was comfortable with at times. The result? My personal best for a 5K (let's not kid ourselves, that's the ONLY race I've ever been in) at 34:05 (just less than 11 minutes/mile)!
Now, both of these things are small things. But, in order to try to pull myself out of what I was feeling last night/this morning, I've had to rely on them. To me, they're pretty big things. They're things that wipe out, in their own small way, the voices in my head telling me that I failed or have nothing to offer.
Some days, we have to rely on the small things. Whether it's a small achievement, going to a half an hour exercise class, putting 50 cents in the savings jar - there's nothing wrong with the small stuff. Many times the small stuff is the stepping stone to the bigger things in life.
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