The Little Things

Today I am overwhelmed by all of the little things. They pile up in little invisible places. They are small and insignificant in comparison to the garish, glaring, big things in life. Then all of a sudden one of them pops up! Staring you right in the face with the audacity of a "big" thing. Then you notice the one next to it, the one next to that one and so on. Wow! Where did they all come from? And you realize that the little things are there all the time, just sometimes hidden. Do you have to take care of the little things? You bet you do! The good thing about taking care of the little things is that they're little. They don't take much time and are out of the way quickly. If you keep doing the little things, eventually the accomplishment is a "big" thing. I'm a big picture person and when the little things finally worm their way into the big picture, they get my attention! I should notice them more often. I never do dishes until the whole sink is full. Then I say, Wow! I guess I better wash these dishes. Some people never have even one item of silverware in their sink. As soon as they "dirty" a dish, it goes into the dishwasher or better yet, washed immediately then put up. I always wanted to be like that. To have a shiny empty sink. Oh, it happens...when the sink becomes completely full and I wash the dishes. For a brief period of time, until that first glass or plate go in, the sink is pristine and emulates the sinks of all the neat people. Then here comes that first plate, then the second, a pot, a coffee cup, an empty plastic container, some forks, spoons, and knives, and voila, no longer does the empty sink exist.

What does this have to do with gambling? I'm working on that. Right now I am consumed with the spectacle of the little things and how big a job they are when they gang up and all get together.