Day 3 - 234 -- Little or Big?

It is almost the end of a great weekend filled with activities. I went to a play that had an interesting premise -- Little Things, Big Things. It told the story of a nun returning to Ireland from Nigeria with a delivery to make to an immigrant from the village in which she had worked for years. It contains elements of humour and drama. Many characters were played by the two actors. The writer included the thoughts of the characters through speaking and often not in sentences, but more descriptions of thoughts or surroundings. It did well to follow the idea that small things can have big impacts. It was well worth seeing. The sign warning of language and mature themes stated "The play contains adult language. Lots of adult language," which made me laugh. They were being truthful. <smile>

Many small things over the weekend meant a lot to me. Invitations (yes, that is correct, two in one weekend -- must be summer <grin>) to visit with friends and the many small conversations, smiles and assistance from others during my outings. These do mean so much. I thought of the Olympics coming to a close and all the small moments that made big impacts -- the personal bests, words and gestures of support for competitors, hundredths of seconds or meters -- they all meant so much to so many. I've groused a couple times about the coverage of events, but I reflected today that these games allowed us all to take a break from the craziness of world situations -- just for a few small moments -- and perhaps let us become re-centred.

Thinking through this today, I heard one line run through my head repeatedly. I'll share that song here with a version sung by a man that has been highlighted before in this blog. Enjoy!

Little Things Mean a Lot -- Willie Nelson