One Small Thing

Someone once told me that we should pay more attention to the small things. Small things like when your puppy doesn't pee in the house, or when your friend says she likes your hat while everyone else makes fun of you.

I've been taking those things in, and trying to not focus so much on the big things. When people tell me not to take things for granted, I normally just say 'yeah' and move on. But the last time someone told me that I actually thought about it.

Every single person who is fortunate enough to go to school, much less a private one, takes it for granted. It's a small detail in our lives, but in others, its so, so big.

By paying attention to small details like that, it makes us realize how great our lives are.

Sooner or later we all discover that the important moments in life are not the advertised ones, not the birthdays, the graduations, the weddings, not the great goals achieved. The real milestones are less prepossessing. They come to the door of memory unannounced, stray dogs that amble in, sniff around a bit, and simply never leave. Our lives are measured by these.

- Susan B Anthony